POSC 309 MIDTERM AND ANSWERS
The history of the development of cities in North America - Answers - -cities at the time
were much smaller
-were huddled in the eastern seaboard, few major cities
-Anglo-American ambivalence and skepticism about cities and urban development.
people coming over from England and Great Britain differed from people coming over
from Europe. People from Europe were comfortable with cities.
Hamiltonian attitude toward urbanization - Answers -
Eerie Canal - Answers - -A historic canal that connects the Hudson River at Albany in
eastern New York
-very narrow
political machine - Answers - -set of relationships between different actors and
institutions
-Uses corruption to mobilize voters and accomplish goals
Jeffersonian attitude towards urbanization - Answers - -he did not like cities because he
thought they were immoral
-cities were places where bad stuff happened. skepticism
-as the populations grow these sentiments don't go away but influence how laws are
made, deeply rooted in American political institutions
-antagonism towards cities that needed development. do we want economic
development in an immoral place?
local government types - Answers - counties, municipalities, school districts, special
districts
counties - Answers - -counties are tiny east of the Rockies and larger west; the size of
counties based on distance of travel you can go on horseback within a day, and
counties have been subdivided.
-they are general-purpose governments, which is a government that does more than
one thing
-administrative subdivisions of the state
-occupy all the land in the state
-have nothing to do with cities (counties can exist without them)
functions: courts, law enforcement, tax collection, election administration, record
keeping
Municipalities (cities) - Answers - -general purpose governments
-exist only where incorporated (its about choice)
The history of the development of cities in North America - Answers - -cities at the time
were much smaller
-were huddled in the eastern seaboard, few major cities
-Anglo-American ambivalence and skepticism about cities and urban development.
people coming over from England and Great Britain differed from people coming over
from Europe. People from Europe were comfortable with cities.
Hamiltonian attitude toward urbanization - Answers -
Eerie Canal - Answers - -A historic canal that connects the Hudson River at Albany in
eastern New York
-very narrow
political machine - Answers - -set of relationships between different actors and
institutions
-Uses corruption to mobilize voters and accomplish goals
Jeffersonian attitude towards urbanization - Answers - -he did not like cities because he
thought they were immoral
-cities were places where bad stuff happened. skepticism
-as the populations grow these sentiments don't go away but influence how laws are
made, deeply rooted in American political institutions
-antagonism towards cities that needed development. do we want economic
development in an immoral place?
local government types - Answers - counties, municipalities, school districts, special
districts
counties - Answers - -counties are tiny east of the Rockies and larger west; the size of
counties based on distance of travel you can go on horseback within a day, and
counties have been subdivided.
-they are general-purpose governments, which is a government that does more than
one thing
-administrative subdivisions of the state
-occupy all the land in the state
-have nothing to do with cities (counties can exist without them)
functions: courts, law enforcement, tax collection, election administration, record
keeping
Municipalities (cities) - Answers - -general purpose governments
-exist only where incorporated (its about choice)
