What is meant by a mayor-council charter?
A. a gradual change in property ownership with wealthier people buying property and moving into neighborhoods, leading to the revitalization of the area
B. a city "constitution" that outlines the structure of city government, defines the authority of the various officials, and provides for their selection
C. a form of local government in which the city council hires a professional administrator to manage city affairs
D. the oldest and most common form of city government, consisting of either a weak mayor and a city council or a strong mayor elected by voters and council
E. a constitutional arrangement in which power is concentrated in a central government
D
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When the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear a case appealed to it from a court of appeals, it is exercising its __________ jurisdiction
a. original b. constitutional c. mandatory d. appellate
Explain how the federal government uses federal funding to indirectly impose its will on the states
What will be an ideal response?
The assertion that states evolve in response to the need for
the coordination of complex societies would be made by: a. someone who is a realist. b. someone who is a modernization theorist. c. someone who is a Marxist. d. someone who is a functionalist.
The most dramatic decline in American media has been that of ________
a. daily newspapers b. the Internet c. cable television d. entertainment magazines e. broadcast radio