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shanell610 shanell610
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Residents of the ETJ _____.
 
  a. pay city taxes
 b. receive city services
 c. conform to city building and construction regulations
  d. vote in city elections
 e. all of these

 Q. 2

The ETJ helps to correct _____.
 
  a. the county's lack of ordinance power
 b. the lack of building code regulation outside of cities
  c. the actions of socially irresponsible developers
 d. white flight
 e. all of these

 Q. 3

A constitution is to a state as a _____ is to a city.
 
  a. law
 b. ordinance
 c. charter
 d. form of government
  e. home rule

 Q. 4

General law cities _____.
 
  a. are usually less than 5,000 in population
 b. operate under less flexible laws than home-rule cities
 c. must use a mayor-council form of government
 d. are usually less than 5,000 population and operate under less flexible laws than home-rule cities
  e. are usually less than 5,000 population, operate under less flexible laws than home-rule cities, and must use a mayor-council form of government

 Q. 5

Cities in Texas with a population over _____ may choose to form their own city charters.
 
  a. 1,000
  b. 5,000
  c. 10,000
  d. 20,000
  e. 50,000

 Q. 6

Cities that are allowed to write their own constitutions in the form of a city charter are called _____.
 
  a. home-rule cities
  b. general-law cities
  c. constitutional-law cities
  d. common-law cities
  e. special districts

 Q. 7

Why is the prospect for reform in county government poor?
 
  a. division between county commissioners in heavily populated counties and those in less populated counties
  b. lack of willingness of county commissioners to embrace reforms
 c. lack of public interest and low voter turnout
 d. lack of willingness of county commissioners to embrace reforms, and lack of public interest and low voter turnout
  e. division between county commissioners in heavily populated counties and those in less populated counties, lack of willingness of county commissioners to embrace reforms, and lack of public interest and low voter turnout

 Q. 8

Which of these is not a recommendation for improving county government?
 
  a. government consolidation / city-county cooperation
 b. appointed county commissioners
 c. centralized purchasing
 d. unit system of road construction/maintenance
 e. professional management of personnel and purchasing services
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shanell610 Author
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6 years ago
Were some really tough homework problems! Thanks for answering all of them correctly
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Thank you!!
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thank you
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