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Civics chapter 13 section 1

Terms in this set (10)

Wards
City voting districts
Metropolitan area
A central city and its surrounding suburbs
Incorporated place
A locality with an officially organized government
Ordinances
City laws
Home rule
Allows cities to write their own charters, choose their own type of government, and manage their own affairs
Council-manager
In which form of city government does a professionally trained executive run the city in a nuetral manner
Metropolitan areas
Land-use management is an especially pressing problem in most _____
75%
Today, about what percentage of the more than 280 million americans live in urban areas
Special district
Which term refers to a unit of government that deals with a specific function, suchas education, water supply, and transportation
Mayor- council
Until early in the 20th century, almost all american cities had which form of government
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