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Advisory councils have no legal responsibility or authority for governance of a nonprofit organization.

A) True
B) False

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Advisory councils do not have legal governance authority within nonprofit organizations; they serve as non-binding advisors. Proprietors of proprietary colonies had management responsibilities, not just profit collection. Dillon's Rule limits local government powers to those granted by the state, contradicting claims of local decision-making freedom.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that advisory councils have no legal responsibility or authority for governance of a nonprofit organization is True. Advisory councils typically provide non-binding strategic advice to the management of a corporation, organization, or foundation. Their role is to offer diverse perspectives and insights, assist with network-building efforts, and support fundraising activities, but they do not have any official governance authority, such as making binding decisions for the organization, which is typically the responsibility of the organization's board of directors.

Concerning proprietary colonies, the statement that Proprietors have no responsibilities except to collect the profits is False. In historical proprietary colonies, the proprietors had the responsibility not only to collect profits but also to manage the colony's affairs, which could include making laws, appointing officials, and defending the colony.

Regarding Dillon's Rule, the statement that it gives local governments the freedom and flexibility to make decisions for themselves is False. Dillon's Rule is a legal principle that stipulates local governments can only exercise powers expressly granted to them by the state government, or those which are essential for the functioning of the government and thus implicitly granted.

In the context of the trustee system as it pertains to a royal governor in Savannah, if the claim is that the trustee system was solely advised by a royal governor, that statement would likely be False, as trustees had various advisers and decision-making typically did not rest on a single individual.

The Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 ensures that advisory committees provide objective and accessible advice, with a process for establishing, operating, overseeing, and terminating such committees.

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