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Municipalities that are limited to doing what the state authorized or permits them to do are called ..

A.Home rule cities
B. General Law cities
C. Constitutional Law cities
D. Common Law cities

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Answer: B.

Explanation: A general law city or municipality is a system of local government in some U.S. states whose government structure and powers are defined by the general law of its state. This is the opposite of a home-rule city, whose government structure and powers are defined by a municipal charter that may be separate from the state.

General Law cities are bound by Dillon’s rule which is a doctrine that says a unit of local government may exercise only those powers that the state expressly grants to it. A city with more than 5,000 people can choose to become a home rule city.

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