front 1 Which statement about councils of government (COGs) is correct? | back 1 All of the above are true |
front 2 Which of the following is not considered a city user fee? | back 2 Ad valorem |
front 3 A rollback election does which of the following? | back 3 Voters in non-school district jurisdictions limit an increase in the property tax rate to no more than 8 percent |
front 4 Which of the following is not a form of local government? | back 4 Strong manager-council system |
front 5 Big cities in Texas have suffered less than many other U.S. cities from "white flight," urban decay, the evacuation of industry, and declining tax bases; one reason they have escaped some of the worst of these problems is | back 5 the state's board of annexation laws |
front 6 The maximum property tax rate of a general-law city is | back 6 $1.50 per $100 of the assessed value of a city's property |
front 7 Which of the following is considered a restriction on the powers of the mayor in some strong-mayor council systems of government? | back 7 All of the above are true |
front 8 Cities that limit the sale of beer and wine, freeze property taxes for seniors and people with disabilities, increase minimum wage, and place a cap on property tax rates is an example of a(n) | back 8 initiative. |
front 9 According to the Pew Research Center, the American public has a more _________ of local governments than of the national and state governments | back 9 positive view |
front 10 In 2007, Farmers Branch in Dallas, Texas, passed an ordinance that was upheld by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals; this ordinance was a ban on | back 10 renting apartments to illegal immigrants |
front 11 Which city governments have officials who act as both executives and legislators? | back 11 Commissions |
front 12 All of the following statements about county government are true with the exception of which one? | back 12 Texas counties, like cities, have home-rule provisions |
front 13 In a weak-mayor form of government, power is | back 13 decentralized |
front 14 Which statement about a commissioners court is incorrect? | back 14 Commissioner districts need not be drawn on the basis of the one-person, one-vote principle. |
front 15 All local governments are bound by all of the following except | back 15 municipal codes |
front 16 __________ voting is an at-large system that permits voters to cast one or more votes for a single candidate. | back 16 Cumulative |
front 17 Which of the following is an optional county power authorized by state laws and various state codes? | back 17 All of the above are true |
front 18 Who is the county law enforcement official elected to serve as the process officer of justice of the peace courts and also has general law enforcement powers? | back 18 Constable |
front 19 Which type of election system has served as the primary means of increasing minority representation on city councils? | back 19 Single-member districts |