The political structure of a metropolitan area is best described as ______.

The decentralization over time of people, businesses, and industry that spread them over the suburban landscape is known as________.

A ______ school is one in which children of all income levels attend at taxpayer expense.

School boards are in charge of hiring who?

The trend of wealthier residents leaving inner-city neighborhoods in favor of suburbs and exurbs is known as ____?

The most common way that governments are consolidated is through _____.

Teachers unions tend to endorse more Democratic candidates than Republican candidates.

Cities are more likely than suburbs to have _____ in their population.

______ offers nonviolent drug offenders a chance to reduce or dismiss charges in exchange for undergoing treatment or other rehabilitation.

______ is the term used to describe the high rate of imprisonment in United States.