Chapter 11 Local Government
A district with specific intent like a school district - ANS-What is a special district?
\At-Large Elections - ANS-Elections in which city or county voters vote for a council or
commission member.
\Charter - ANS-A document that outlines the powers, organization, and responsibilities of a local
government
\Cities - ANS-Incorporated political jurisdictions formed to provide self-governance to a locality
\Cities and Counties - ANS-Tend to be more "general purpose" forms of government.
\Cities independent of counties - ANS-What is unique about local government in Virginia?
\City Council - ANS-Legislative, a municipality's legislature.
\City Manager - ANS-Administrator, an official appointed to be the chief administrator of a
municipality.
\City or municipalities, County, Special District - ANS-What are the three basic forms of local
government?
\City-Commission System - ANS-a form of municipal governance in which executive, legislative
and administrative powers are vested in elected city commissioners.
\Commission and council executive - ANS-Identify two forms of municipal governance
\Commission-Administrator System - ANS-A form of governance where executive and legislative
powers reside with an elected commission, which hires a professional executive to manage the
day to day operations of government.
\Council-executive - ANS-Legislative and executive powers are separated in a _________ form
of local government.
\Council-Executive System - ANS-A form of county governance where legislative powers are
vested in a county commission and executive powers are vested in an independently elected
executive
\Council-Manager System - ANS-A form of governance in which the day to day administration of
government is carried out by a professional administrator
\Counties - ANS-Geographical subdivisions of state government
\Counties - ANS-In regards to geography, what are typically the largest local governments?
\County commission system - ANS-A form of county governance in which executive, legislative,
and administrative powers are vested in elected commissioners.
\County Commission system - ANS-What is the most common structure of county government?
\County commission, council-executive, Commission-administrator - ANS-What are the 3 basic
forms of county government?
\Dillon's Rule - ANS-__________ is the legal principle that says local governments can exercise
only those powers granted by state government.
\Dillon's Rule - ANS-The legal principle that says local governments can exercise only the
powers granted to them by state governments
\General Act Charters - ANS-Charters that grant powers, such as home rule, to all municipal
governments within a state.
\Home Rule - ANS-The right of localities of self government is known as _________.
A district with specific intent like a school district - ANS-What is a special district?
\At-Large Elections - ANS-Elections in which city or county voters vote for a council or
commission member.
\Charter - ANS-A document that outlines the powers, organization, and responsibilities of a local
government
\Cities - ANS-Incorporated political jurisdictions formed to provide self-governance to a locality
\Cities and Counties - ANS-Tend to be more "general purpose" forms of government.
\Cities independent of counties - ANS-What is unique about local government in Virginia?
\City Council - ANS-Legislative, a municipality's legislature.
\City Manager - ANS-Administrator, an official appointed to be the chief administrator of a
municipality.
\City or municipalities, County, Special District - ANS-What are the three basic forms of local
government?
\City-Commission System - ANS-a form of municipal governance in which executive, legislative
and administrative powers are vested in elected city commissioners.
\Commission and council executive - ANS-Identify two forms of municipal governance
\Commission-Administrator System - ANS-A form of governance where executive and legislative
powers reside with an elected commission, which hires a professional executive to manage the
day to day operations of government.
\Council-executive - ANS-Legislative and executive powers are separated in a _________ form
of local government.
\Council-Executive System - ANS-A form of county governance where legislative powers are
vested in a county commission and executive powers are vested in an independently elected
executive
\Council-Manager System - ANS-A form of governance in which the day to day administration of
government is carried out by a professional administrator
\Counties - ANS-Geographical subdivisions of state government
\Counties - ANS-In regards to geography, what are typically the largest local governments?
\County commission system - ANS-A form of county governance in which executive, legislative,
and administrative powers are vested in elected commissioners.
\County Commission system - ANS-What is the most common structure of county government?
\County commission, council-executive, Commission-administrator - ANS-What are the 3 basic
forms of county government?
\Dillon's Rule - ANS-__________ is the legal principle that says local governments can exercise
only those powers granted by state government.
\Dillon's Rule - ANS-The legal principle that says local governments can exercise only the
powers granted to them by state governments
\General Act Charters - ANS-Charters that grant powers, such as home rule, to all municipal
governments within a state.
\Home Rule - ANS-The right of localities of self government is known as _________.
