Question

Suppose you're studying the forms of city government. To do that, you visit the old cities of Boston, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut; and Providence, Rhode Island. What form of city government were you most likely to find in these cities?

a. Board of supervisors form
b. Mayor-council form
c. City manager form
d. Commission form

Answer 1

The correct answer is b. Mayor-council form

These cities have a mayor as the top dog of the town who is something like the governor of a state or the president of a country, except they are in the cities. There is also the city council which is something like the city government which deals with issues found in the city in conjunction with the Mayor who observes everything and proposes new things.

Answer 2

If you were visiting the old cities of Boston, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut; and Providence, Rhode Island, you would most likely find a "b. Mayor-council form" of government in these cities, since this was one way in which the mayor was "kept in check".