Really?
To receive a state charter, officially recognizing the government of a locality.
What is to incorporate?
This allows cities to write their own charters, choose their own type of government, and to manage their own affairs.
What is home rule?
A gathering of local citizens in which they discuss and vote on important issues.
What is a town meeting?
A city law.
What is an ordinance?
"Counties" in Alaska.
What are burroughs?
A type of government, usually in large cities, under which the mayor has strong executive powers.
What is a strong-mayor system?
A document that grants power to a local government.
What is a city charter?
A political unit that is larger than a village and smaller than a city.
What is a town?
A unit of government that deals with a specific function.
What is a special district?
This has established the power and duties of most local governemnts.
What are state constitutions?
A central city and its surrounding suburbs.
What is a metropolitan area?
An election for an area as a whole.
What is an at-large election?
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Who is Mrs. Woods?
Governments that handle the needs of most small communities in New England.
What are town governments?
County official that enforces court orders.
Who is the Sheriff?
The town where the courthouse is located.
What is the county seat?
The state's largest territorial and political subdivision.
What is a county?
A subdivision of a county that has its own government.
What is a township?
Form of government in which the city council appoints department heads.
What is a weak-mayor system?
"Counties" in Louisiana.
What are parishes?
A type of government under which the mayor has limited executive powers.
What is a weak-mayor system?
Communities near or around cities.
What are suburbs?
The smallest unit of local government.
What is a village?
Holders of legislative power in a commission form of government.
What are commissioners?
New England general policy decision-making group.
What are town meetings?