______________ are local governments whose powers, governance structure, and legal status vary considerably from state to state. In some states, townships function as general-purpose municipalities, in others, they are geographical subdivisions of counties with few responsibilities and little powers.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Ans: Townships
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A) quasi-judicial entity. B) public advocacy council. C) captured agency. D) legislative rather than executive entity. E) violation of the separation of powers doctrine.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the failure of the 1974 Texas Constitutional Convention to comprehensively revise the 1876 Texas Constitution?
A) The right-to-work provision B) Cockroaches and revisionists C) A lack of exceptional political leadership D) Public outcry and mounting protests E) The two-thirds rule used in the convention
A woman is most likely to be employed in which of the following departments?
a. the Department of Housing and Urban Development b. the Department of Defense c. the Department of Energy d. the Department of Transportation
Hawaii facilitated ratification of its new constitution in 1978 by:
A. allowing it to be ratified by the state legislature. B. having the voters vote on the new constitution as a whole, with a single vote on the entire document. C. dividing the changes into a number of different proposals that voters could accept or reject individually. D. allowing voters to vote only on the less controversial provisions, while the legislature ratified the more controversial ones.