13.5 Review

What is the major unit of local government in most States?

• Borough

• City

• County

• Town

What is the governing body of a county often called?

• Board of Selectmen

• Board of Commissioners

• Board of Trustees

• City Council

What is the oldest and most widely used type of city government?

• Commission Government

• Council-Manager Government

• Strong-Mayor Government

• Weak-Mayor Government

What is the process by which a State establishes a city as a legal body called?

• Incorporation

• Annexation

• Zoning

• Special District Creation

What is the practice of dividing a city into districts and regulating the uses of property in each district called?

• Metropolitan Development

• Municipal Regulation

• City Zoning

• Urban Planning

What is the elected leader of a tribal government often called?

• Commissioner

• Chairperson

• Chief

• Mayor

What is the name of the urban political unit within a township that usually exists as a separate governmental entity?

• Town

• City

• Village

• Borough

What is the name of the elected board that runs a special district?

• Elected Board

• Board of Trustees

• Board of Commissioners

• City Council

What is the name of the city's basic law or constitution?

• Municipal Code

• City Charter

• Metropolitan Constitution

• Urban Law

What is the movement of people out of cities into suburbs called?

• Urbanization

• Metropolitan Shift

• City Exodus

• Suburbanization