Chapter 10 InQuizitive Local Government
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A
special
district
is
a
unit
of
‘
local
|government
performing
a
Lsingle
serviceJ
in
a
limited
geographic
Special
districts
are
a
form
of
local
H
|
government,
designed
to
perform
a
single
service
in
a
particular
jurisdiction.
area.
A|home-rule
|
charteris
a
set
of
rules
created
by
a
city
with
greater
than
|
5,000
|
people
that
defines
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Youearned
back
30
points.
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D
The
state
gives
cities
with
larger
H
|
populations
more
autonomy
in
determining
how
to
organize
and
operate
city
government
by
allowing
the
establishment
of
home-rule
charters.
how
the
government
will
operate.
Which
functions
do
local
governments
serve
in
Texas?
Correct
Answer(s)
enforcing
laws
maintaining
roads
and
bridges
providing
K—12
education
collecting
income
taxes
"
Incorrect
Answer(s)
Which
government
function
is
the
most
significant
task
associated
with
county
governments?
Goodwork!
=
Youearned
100
points.
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|
maintaining
school
districts
County
commissioners
are
often
called
E
!
“road
commissioners”
because
they
maintain
more
than
half
the
roads
in
the
state.
(@)
constructing
and
maintaining
roads
and
bridges
In
addition
to
road
construction,
the
other
major
function
most
commonly
associated
with
county
governments
is
law
enforcement.
Which
form
of
government
places
control
of
the
city
in
the
hands
of
a
hired
professional,
rather
than
elected,
executive?
Nicejob!
~
Youearned
100
points.
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strong
mayor-council
Professionally
trained
managers
are
hired
by
the
city
council
and
oversee
the
city’s
K:
council-manager
W
departments.
City
managers
typically
have
graduate
degrees,
are
trained
to
serve
as
executives,
and
are
hired
by
the
city
council
rather
than
elected
by
the
voters.
6.
Inferring
from
the
information
in
the
chapter,
which
of
the
following
best
describes
the
intention
of
public
employee
pension
plans?
NicejOb!
-
Youearned
100
points.
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()
Pension
plans
incentivize
individuals
to
Pension
plans
that
guarantee
retirement
H
I
be
long-term
em
ployees
of
local
income
for
public
employees
are
an
appealing
benefit;
governments
try
to
governments.
attract
talented
individuals
to
positions
by
offering
good
benefits
in
place
of
salaries
that
are
Pension
plans allow
individual
local
often
less
competitive
than
those
in
the
private
government
employees
to
invest
a
portion
sector.
of
their
salary
in
stocks
and
bonds.
!
B
I
S
7.
Which
form
of
government
has
authority
over
flood
control?
e
Correct!
@
=
Youearned
100
points.
[
®
special
district
’
These
highly
specific
services
are
j
city
government
provided
by
special
districts
rather
than
by
other
forms
of
local
government.
The
textbook
refers
to
these
as
nonschool
special
districts.
8.
The
Coastal
Plains
region
of
Texas
faces
increasing
threats
from
hurricanes
and other
damaging
weather
associated
with
climate
change.
Which
of
the
following
would
most
likely
be
tasked
with
the
planning
and
execution
of
emergency
management
plans,
as
well
as
coordination
of
intergovernmental
efforts
to
build
a
network
of
evacuation
routes
from
the
area?
(o]
g
(Ta
dl
You
earned
100
points.
COGs,
like
the
Houston-Galveston
Area
fl
I
LC
councils
of
government
(COGS)
)
Council
of
Governments,
that
oversee
huge
areas
of
coastal
Texas
are
best
situated
to
help
carry
out
the
functions
described
in
the
question.
counties
9.
The
Coastal
Plains
region
of
Texas
faces
increasing
threats
from
hurricanes
and other
damaging
weather
associated
with
climate
change.
Which
of
the
following
would
most
likely
be
tasked
with
the
planning
and
execution
of
emergency
management
plans,
as
well
as
coordination
of
intergovernmental
efforts
to
build
a
network
of
evacuation
routes
from
the
area?
(o]
g
(Ta
dl
You
earned
100
points.
COGs,
like
the
Houston-Galveston
Area
fl
I
LC
councils
of
government
(COGS)
)
Council
of
Governments,
that
oversee
huge
areas
of
coastal
Texas
are
best
situated
to
help
carry
out
the
functions
described
in
the
question.
counties
10.
Which
statement
best
explains
the
relationship
between
all
the
independently
elected
county
officials
and
the
county
commissioners’
court?
(©)
The
departments
and
offices
of
all
.
,
county
officials
are
dependent
on
the
Because
the
commissioners’
court
H
I
o
,
,
determines
the
tax
rate
and
budget
for
all
commissioners’
court
for
funding.
county
offices,
commissioners
are
able
to
exercise
oversight
and
control
of
other
county
Each
commissioner
on
the
county
offices
through
the
budget
process.
commissioners’
court
oversees
specific
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11.
Which
of
the
following
is
the
only
other
form
of
local
government
outside
of
county
governments
in
which
every
inch
of
the
state
must
be
a
part?
)@
municipal
’
Every
part
of
the
state
must
be
a
part
of
HI
:
some
school
district.
LC
school
district
J
The
Texas
Constitution
guarantees
a
system
of
free
public
schools
for
every
student
in
the
state,
meaning
that
every
part
of
the
state
must
be
included
in
a
school
district
to
serve
the
needs
of
students.
12.
The
office
of
constable
has
changed
significantly
in
some
parts
of
Texas.
Critics
of
constables
often
make
which
two
of
the
following
points
when
talking
about
the
expansion
of
their
roles?
Constables
face
little
oversight
from
other
officials.
Constable
offices
can
become
semi-militarized
fiefdoms.
Constables
are
especially
ineffective
at
law
enforcement.
Constables
have
come
to
serve
as
increasingly
administrative
officers.
Incorrect
Answer(s)
13.
County
officials
like
sheriffs,
tax
assessor-collectors,
and
district
clerks
are
elected
at
large
|,
while
other
county
officials
like
commissioners,
justices
of
the
peace,
and
constables
are|
elected
in
precincts
|.
14.
Why
do
individuals
running
for
mayor
or
city
council
positions
in
major
Texas
cities
such
as
Houston,
Dallas,
and
Austin
campaign
for
office
using
party
labels
when
these
positions
are
filled
through
nonpartisan
elections
in
Texas?
8
Bl
Goodwork!
=
Youeamed100
points
ey
gentcatonrelps
|
K
——
inform
voters
about
what
Running
under
a
Republican
or
l
candidates
for
mayor
or
city
Democratic
Party
label,
evenin
a
.
:
.|
|
nonpartisan
election,
helps
voters
make
council
may
believe
about
policy
|
issues.
i
decisions
about
which
candidate
they
prefer.
special
district
public
schools
|
|flood
control
county
government
sheriff’s
law
enforcement
issue
marriage
licenses
city
government
annex
adjacent
lands
15.
16.
If
you
are
a
resident
of
Houston,
Texas,
you
are
simultaneously
governed
by
which
of
the
following
forms
of
government?
Correct
Answer(s)
state
government
school
district
county
government
federal
government
city
government
“|nonschool
special
district
17.
How
do
conservative
supporters
of
state
preemption
justity
state-level
interventions
into
the
affairs
of
counties
and
cities?
Correct!
@
Youearnedback
10
points.
*
®©
They
believe
local
policies
may
violate
the
interests
and
values
of
the
state.
Municipal
policies
with
popular support
in
H‘
|
[
urban
areas
of
the
state
are
often
contrary
They
have
traditionally
held
that
public-
policy
decisions
are
best
made
at
the
state
level.
18.
to
the
ideology
of
the
Republican
state
leaders.
The
actions
of
Republican
leaders
in
recent
history
to
preempt
local
decisions
that
conflict
with
their
own
political
beliefs
are
relatively
new
and
represent
a
significant
change
from
their
own
previously
held
beliefs
about
the
relationship
between
local
and
state
governments.
Depending
on
how
a
city
charter
has
set
up
elections
for
city
council,
voters
from
one
region
of
a
city
may
choose
a
candidate
from
their
area
to
represent
them
in
a|single-member
district
election
or
voters
from
the
whole
city
may
participate
in
|
at-large
|
elections
to
choose
members
to
represent
the
whole
population.
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19.
For
most
of
modern
history
in
Texas,
Republicans
have
been
proponents
of
“local
control”
but
in
recent
years
Governor
Greg
Abbott
and other
statewide
leaders
have
passed
legislation
to
preven
local
governments
from
implementing
policies
with
i
iS.i
'
Of
the
fOllOWlng?
Nice
jOb!
R
YoueameleOpoints.
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_
Preemption
prevents
lower
levels
of
fi
I
‘
C
preemption
J
government
from
exercising
autonomy
to
make
decisions
about
their
own
policies,
derivation
even
if
it
is
what
their
residents
want.
Political
polarization
and
a
growing
divide
between
rural
and
urban
communities
in
the
state
have
led
to
statewide
and
legislative
Republican
leaders
taking
a
more
active
stand
against
policies
in
some
large
cities
that
are
more
liberal
or
Democratic
in
their
thinking.