Author Question: In Portland, Oregon, a six-member city commission serves as the citys government; one member serves ... (Read 134 times)

mpobi80 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

In Portland, Oregon, a six-member city commission serves as the citys government; one member serves as mayor and the other five each manage an area of the city, using a system known as

a. town meeting form.
b. commission form.
c. weak mayor form.
d. council-manager form.
e. mayor-council form.

Question 2

Which form of local government is modeled on the executive and legislative branches of the federal government in which the mayor is the executive, and his or her authority is shared through a system of checks and balances?

a. council-manager form
b. commission form
c. town meeting
d. mayor-manager form
e. mayor-council form