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18 Cards in this Set
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A typical percentage of voter turnout in a Texas municipal election is
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10 percent or less
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A general law municipality becomes eligible for home-rule status when its population exceeds
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5,000
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The minimum population necessary for a community to incorporate is
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201
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A local law is a(n)
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ordinance
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Initiative, referendum, and recall are limited in Texas to
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home-rule cities
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A vote to remove an elected official prior to the end of his term and following a citizen petition is called a(n)
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recall
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The form of municipal government in which the mayor shares authority with a city council and often elected department heads is
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weak mayor-council
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The forms of municipal government characterized by a dispersed administrative structure are
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commission and weak mayor-council
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The most popular form of municipal government among Texas home-rule cities is
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council-manager
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Who makes policy in a council-manager city?
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City council
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A form of municipal election in which a voter can cast more than one vote for a candidate is
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cumulative
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Most Texas cities regulate land use within their boundaries through
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ordinance-making authority
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Under the Texas constitution, counties
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are administrative arms of the state
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The number of counties in Texas is
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254
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Which county official has both administrative and judicial responsibilities?
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County judge
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Colonias are
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sub-standard housing tracts located in predominantly Spanish-speaking parts of Texas
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A unit of local government performing a single function to a particular group of people in a designated geographic area is a(n)
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special district government
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The governing body, which constructs and maintains school buildings and selects textbooks, is the
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board of trustees for the independent school district
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