Lesson 3.03 State and Local Government

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State and Local Government Review

Practice the major concepts from the lesson.

1. All of the following are true concerning a county EXCEPT
   1. A county is the next unit of government after the state.
   2. A county is specific territory within a state and is created by the state.
   3. A county gets its power from the national government.
   4. A county has set boundaries and its own administration.

   Answer: c. A county gets its power from the national government.

2. All of the following are true concerning a town EXCEPT
   1. A town is territory within a county with set boundaries and often a charter with the state.
   2. A town is usually created by the state.
   3. A town is often created by the residents to get public services like city water.  
   4. Many cities and towns are incorporated into municipalities.

   Answer: b. A town is usually created by the state.

3. In a __________ of local government the residents elect a group of people to serve on the commission to set policies.  
   1. Mayoral System
   2. Commission System
   3. Council-Manager System
   4. Federal System

   Answer: b. Commission System

4. In a __________ of local government the residents elect a mayor or executive and board members to serve on the city council or local legislature to execute the laws and fulfill the will of the people.
   1. Mayoral System
   2. Commission System
   3. Council-Manager System
   4. Federal System

   Answer: a. Mayoral System

5. In a __________ of local government the residents elect a city council which is responsible for appointing a city manager to serve as the chief executive.
   1. Mayoral System
   2. Commission System
   3. Council-Manager System
   4. Federal System

   Answer: c. Council-Manager System

6. A ______ is the basic laws, structure and boundaries of city.  
   1. Constitution
   2. Charter
   3. Incorporation
   4. Commission

   Answer: b. Charter

7. ________are the broad variety of programs state citizens enjoy including schools, parks, and public safety.

   1. Infrastructures
   2. Regulations
   3. Entitlements
   4. Public Services

   Answer: d. Public Services

8. A _______ is the most common and popular form of regressive tax.
   1. Sales tax
   2. Income tax
   3. Proportional tax
   4. Property tax

   Answer: a. Sales tax

9. A _______ is the most common and popular form of progressive tax.
   1. Sales tax
   2. Income tax
   3. Proportional tax
   4. Property tax

   Answer: b. income tax

10. Most aid that states and cities receive from the federal government come in the form of a _______ to be used for a set purpose like disaster relief
    1. disaster or FEMA loans
    2. block grants
    3. categorical grants
    4. revenue sharing

    Answer: c. categorical grants

11. A state wanting highway dollars from the national government must pass and enforce seatbelt laws. This is an example of:
    1. A grant with federal mandates
    2. A project grant
    3. Revenue sharing
    4. a block grant with unfunded mandates

    Answer: a. A grant with federal mandates

12. Many states and their representatives in Congress would prefer block grants when seeking federal funding. This is true because:

    1. block grants are larger sums and can be stretched further

    2. this is a form of pork barrel legislation
    3. block grants decrease the amount of regulation and rules attached to the funding compared to categorical grants
    4. block grants are totally administered by the federal government

    Answer: c. block grants decrease the amount of regulation and rules attached to the funding compared to categorical grants

13. Grants given to states and local government who then can then decide how to use the funds with little or no federal intervention are called:
    1. Project grants
    2. Categorical grants
    3. Reverses grants
    4. Block grants
    5. Formula Grants

    Answer: d. block grants

14. which of the following issues would the states LEAST likely have policy-making influence over compared to the federal government?
    1. moral concerns of the community over obscenity or nudity social issues of the region
    2. economic issues
    3. family issues such as marriage or divorce law
    4. police powers that govern the behavior of law enforcement

    Answer: b. economic issues

15. All of the following are true concerning revenue sharing EXCEPT
    1. The federal government started a program of revenue sharing during the Nixon administration.
    2. The federal government started a program of revenue sharing to share tax revenue with the states.
    3. The federal government stopped this program in 1986.
    4. States continue to use revenue sharing as the primary funding for state projects.

    Answer: d. States continue to use revenue sharing as the primary funding for state projects.