Author Question: Which of the following accurately describes the mayor-council form of government? a. The council ... (Read 35 times)

segrsyd · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following accurately describes the mayor-council form of government?

a. The council is chosen by a popularly elected mayor who exercises executive control.
b. The city council chooses the mayor out of its membership every six months.
c. The legislative function is assigned to the city council, and the executive function is assigned to the mayor.
d. The city council has legislative authority but can be disbanded at any time by the mayor.

Question 2

Which of the following is a characteristic of a strong-mayor system?

a. The mayor exercises veto authority over the budget.
b. City administrators are elected independently.
c. The mayor has the power to recommend to the city council that certain city officials be removed.
d. The mayor has the power to address city council at the start of every meeting.