Civics Chapter 13 Section 1 and 2

Place - a locality with an officially organized government that provides services to residents

• City Charter

• Special District

• Metropolitan Area

• Home Rule

• Incorporate

A system in which the mayor's authority is limited.

• Suburb

• Strong-Mayor System

• At-Large System

• Weak-Mayor System

• Ordinance

City Laws

• City Charter

• Special District

• Metropolitan Area

• Home Rule

• Ordinance

A document that grants power to local government.

• City Charter

• Suburb

• Strong-Mayor System

• Weak-Mayor System

• At-Large Election

A city-wide election rather than representatives running in specific districts.

• Ordinance

• At-Large Elections

• Special District

• Home Rule

• Suburb

A system in which the mayor has power to veto ordinances, appoint officials, and write the city budget.

• Strong-Mayor System

• Special District

• Home Rule

• Suburb

• At-Large Election

Communities near or around cities.

• Strong-Mayor System

• At-Large Election

• Weak-Mayor System

• Ordinance

• Suburb

A unit of government that deals with a specific function.

• City Charter

• Special District

• Metropolitan Area

• Home Rule

• Incorporate

Allows cities to write their own charters, to choose their own type of government, and to manage their own affairs

• Incorporate

• Home Rule

• Suburb

• Strong-Mayor System

• At-Large Election

A central city and its surrounding suburbs.

• At-Large Election

• Weak-Mayor System

• Metropolitan Area

• Ordinance

• City Charter