Unit 11 Quiz Flashcards
The historic background of American country government is county government
English
A ___ is a level of government for an area larger than a city but smaller than a country.
township
The ___ incorporates villages, towns, and cities
state legislature
The first form of city government in America was the ___.
town meeting
___ is the process by which a city or a county regulates how people use various areas of land.
zoning
___ is the power of government to use or take private property for public purposes without the owner’s permission.
eminent domain
In ___ or hydraulic fracturing, workers inject water and chemicals at high pressure into underground rock formations.
fracking
An ___ caused a crisis in government in Williston, North Dakota.
oil boom
The federal government’s ___ service helped the mail order industry.
parcel post
Federal officials use ___ data to allocate funding to state, local, and tribal governments.
census
