Mencher Chapter 24 Quiz

1. The book lists nine essential activities that city governments engage in. List those activities.

 

 

 

 

 

2. A city council takes action in the form of:

A) Statutes and bylaws

B) Ordinances and resolutions

C) Bills and laws

 

3. Explain the difference between an ordinance and a resolution.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Broadly speaking, there are basically two systems of city government What are they?

 

 

 

 

 

5. What two types of budgets are found in local government?

A) Expense budgets and capital budgets

B) Salary budgets and debt service budgets

C) Property tax budgets and bond budgets

 

 

6. Using the online calculator if you like, calculate what the mill levy would be in a town in which $1 million must be collected from the property tax and the assessed valuation of real estate in the district is $80 million. How much tax would a homeowner with a home assessed at $30,000 pay?