Local Government Quizzes & Trivia

It is closest to us. It can more easily meet our needs. It is responsible for things like the police and fire department. It is the local government. Do you understand this government? Sure, we know there is a mayor and a city council. But what do these people do? How can they interact and influence higher levels of government? And just how effective are they at doing this?

Does the small guy really have a say in the political machine? Local government is our way to find that voice. Are you reading this on a public bus? Thank your local government? Reading this on a computer at the public library? Thank your local government. Draw on your local resources and challenge yourself with these quizzes on the local government.

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Local Government Quiz

RA 7160 Local Government Code of 1991.

Questions: 52 | Attempts: 651 | Last updated: Dec 26, 2016

Sample Question
Sec.6, Authority to create, divide, merge abolish or alter LGUs; i) By law enacted in congress (province, city, municipality or any other political subdivision)ii) By ordinance passed by the sangguniang panlalawigan or sangguniang panglungsod (barangay)iii) By proclamation of the President (province, city, municipality or any other political subdivision)iv) By law enacted in Senate (province, city, municipality or any other political subdivision)

Iii & iv

Ii & iv

I & ii

Ii & iii

Grade 5-canada Local Government Quiz

A clear practice quiz for those who have a big test later on about local government. All questions are learned in schools. They are all about Canada.

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 1862 | Last updated: Jan 24, 2013

Sample Question
Town halls will invite citizens to discuss their problems in meetings. What are the meetings called?

Assembly

Readings

None of the above

Local Government Cg_lq3

Questions: 28 | Attempts: 588 | Last updated: Dec 26, 2016

Sample Question
Under RA 7160 Local Government Code Sec. 443d, who appoints the municipal budget officer subject to Civil Service law and professional standards?

Municipal Mayor

Provincial Governor

Local Sanggunian

DILG Secretary

Gapp: State And Local Government

A quiz about state and local government.

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 74 | Last updated: Jan 2, 2013

Sample Question
What is referandum?

A basic principle stating that government is restricted in what it may do and each individual has rights that the government cannnot take away

A process by which a legislative measure is referred the the states voters for final approval or rejection

A process in which a certain number of qualified voters sign petitions in favor of a proposed statute or constitutional amendment, which then goes to the ballot

An independent unit created to perform one or more related governmental functions at the local level

State And Local Government Pre-assessment

Questions: 6 | Attempts: 247 | Last updated: Feb 6, 2014

Sample Question
All states have their own Consitutions.

True

False

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Reconstruction & Local Government Quiz

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 558 | Last updated: May 1, 2014

Sample Question
What was Reconstruction?

The attempt to rebuild the south after the Revolutionary War

The attempt to rebuild the south after the War of 1812

The attempt to rebuild the south & readmit southern states to the Union after the Civil War

Building back all the things that came down in El Nino

Local Government In Georgia Quiz

Local Government in Georgia quiz

This quiz aligns with the following AKS:Â 48a - differentiate the role of county and city governments in Georgia in origins, functions, purposes and differences, 48b - compare and contrast weak mayor-council, and the council...

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 224 | Last updated: Nov 27, 2017

Sample Question
The main governing authority in almost all of Georgia's counties is the

Mayor

Judge

Transit authority

Board of commissioners

Practice Quiz - Local Government

Here's a practice quiz for Local Government in Political Science.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 130 | Last updated: Jan 4, 2013

Sample Question
Proposition 13 is a very important topic in this course. Based on your reading in Carney Ch. 10, please choose a description that does not fit the nature of this proposition below.

Under Proposition 13, local tax measures must be approved by a 2/3 vote of local voters.

Proposition 13 was enacted in 1978, and have been depriving the local governments of most property tax funds.

Cities took more burden than counties did in result of proposition 13.

Counties became more dependent on the state and federal governments due to the proposition 13.

Counties have been hardest hit with the proposition 13.

Emmal, Georgia, Paris And Angie-local Government

EmmaL, Georgia, Paris and Angie-local government

Please fill in the questions below.We hope you have been listening carefully to our presentation. Give your answers based on the information we just presented to you. Enjoy !

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 36 | Last updated: Feb 19, 2013

Sample Question
How many local governments are there in New South Wales?

52

152

255

252

Politics In American Local Government, Part I

Politics in American Local Government, Part I

A difficult quiz about finance and budget it local government.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 35 | Last updated: Apr 1, 2014

Sample Question
True or false? Most states require their municipalities to operate within a balanced budget.

True

False