What designation allows a city or county to do whatever it wants, as long as it isn’t expressly forbidden in the charter?

A ______ tends to be the most politically powerful and influential form of local government.

People tend to trust state government more than local government.

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.