Natural selection: Camels live in dry, sandy deserts.  They have extremely long eyelashes to keep the sand out of their eyes.  Like you practiced in the “synthesis” portion of Homework #2, provide a logical and detailed explanation of how, across generations, natural selection caused a population of camels with very long eyelashes to evolve from an ancestral population of camels with normal-length eyelashes.  Apply and define relevant vocabulary.   [Note: Unlike in Homework #2, here you do not need to list the 4 criteria first, just provide the “synthesis” part of the explanation. Tell me the story of how and why extra-long eyelashes evolved in camels. Your explanation should be clear, complete, and logical so that someone who does not already understand natural selection would be able to easily understand the process by which long eyelashes evolved in camels.]

The founding of a municipality is like that of a company, as both receive a charter—or licence in the case of businesses—to operate in the state.

A city government where the city council appoints a professional to run day-to-day affairs is a:

Shortcutting occurs when elected officials intentionally underfund programs they dislike.

Similar to city council elections, most citizens select their state and congressional legislators through at-large—not district—elections.

Which of the following is not a form of government for county boards of supervisors?

Special-purpose local governments are a name given to only those institutions that oversee power and water provision.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the population size of a city and the number of councilors on the city’s council?

Which of the following best characterizes our understanding of the effects of a mayor’s party on policy?

Most members of local legislatures receive a full-time salary once elected.