The legal principle that a city can exercise only those powers expressly allowed by state law can be classified by which of the following terms?
a) home-rule city
b) general-law city
c) Dillon's rule
d) enterprise zone
e) extraterritorial jurisdiction
Answer: C
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A) demonstrate debt-relief. B) promote equality. C) ?designate land holdings. D) ?organize militia. E) implement taxation.
A federal agency that engages primarily in commercial activities, produces revenues, and requires greater flexibility than most agencies is known as a(n) _____.
A. executive department B. government corporation C. national board of review D. independent regulatory agency E. stockholder-owned enterprise
Multijurisdictional causes and consequences do not apply to ______.
a. traffic b. zoning c. public services d. covenants
When it comes to international diplomacy and the use of troops, the American president is
A. strong if Democrats control Congress and weak otherwise. B. strong if Republicans control Congress and weak otherwise. C. weak. D. strong. E. strong if his or her party controls Congress and weak otherwise.