All citizens in a city elect all members of a city council, who run for specific seats, in the ...

All citizens in a city elect all members of a city council, who run for specific seats, in the _________ election system.
 
  a. single-member district
  b. pure at-large
  c. council
  d. at-large place
  e. commission

 Q. 2

A council-manager system gives executive powers and administrative control to the council-appointed administrator, known as a
 
  a. quasi-mayor.
  b. city manager.
  c. municipal executive.
  d. chief executive officer.

 Q. 3

All citizens in a city elect all members of a city council, who run in a common pool of candidates, in the _________ election system.
 
  a. single-member district
  b. pure at-large
  c. council
  d. at-large place
  e. commission

 Q. 4

Which of the following is NOT a power of appointed executives in a council-manager system?
 
  a. Responsibility for preparing the annual budget
  b. Directing day-to-day operations of city departments
  c. Serving as the council's chief policy advisor
  d. Acting as spokesperson for the community

 Q. 5

Arguments against nonpartisan municipal elections include all the following except
 
  a. parties help narrow the field of candidates.
  b. parties tend to mobilize voters.
  c. parties help avoid elections dominated by low-visibility special interests.
  d. parties provide cues to voters regarding how individuals would govern.
  e. parties are overly polarized.

 Q. 6

Which system of municipal governance epitomizes a business model of local government?
 
  a. Weak mayor-council
  b. Council-manager
  c. Strong mayor-council
  d. Commission

 Q. 7

In Texas, all municipal elections are
 
  a. partisan.
  b. every four years.
  c. nonpartisan.
  d. overseen by the Texas Election Commission.
  e. subject to Preclearance.

 Q. 8

At the end of the 1890s, what reform was seen as a cure for municipal corruptions?
 
  a. Party bosses
  b. Weak governors
  c. Strong mayors
  d. Malapportioned legislatures