Minding Your Manors
This legislative body that writes ordinances and approves the local town budget
What is the council?
He is the current Mayor of Woodbridge who leads the executive branch
This is the specific name of the county that Woodbridge Township is in
What is Middlesex County?
A densely populated environment, like NYC, with many buildings and people
What is urban?
The "instruction manual" that all laws in America must follow
What is the Constitution?
How you would describe an elected mayor that has the power to choose department heads
What is a strong mayor?
This is how many council members we have total on the Wodbridge Township Council
What is 9?
New Jersey is divided into this many total counties
What is 21?
The name for a group of several towns (like Avenel, Colonia, and Iselin, etc.) under one single government
What is a township?
When a legislative body is split into 2 chambers that work together
What is bicameral?
How you would describe a mayor chosen by the council that is just a "figurehead" for ceremonies
What is a weak mayor?
This is about how many years Woodbridge has had the same mayor elected for
What is about 20?
Unlike Woodbridge, counties deal with these "bigger" issues like big courts, birth/death certificates, and this
What are county jails?
An isolated area located far beyond a city; a farming community is an example of this
What is rural?
People born in Puerto Rico and New Jersey both have this type of citizenship
What is birthright citizenship?
When voters elect a council and the council then hires a professional to run the town like how a strong mayor would
What is a council-manager system?
This is how often Woodbridge Township Council meetings are held to resolve issues and get public input
What is twice a month?
This official document from the state government gives a town permission to officially exist
What is a city charter?
How many suburbs (towns) Woodbridge Township has
What is 10?
This system consists of elected members who lead the town, make laws, and directly control their own departments (like police or fire)
What is a commission?
What is a ward?
This allows cities in New Jersey to set up their own government structures and manage their own business
What is home rule?
A large, central city and the surrounding suburbs that are socially connected
What is a metropolitan area?
This amendment explains your right to remain silent and not having to tell on yourself
What is the Fifth Amendment?