Chapter 10 Multiple choice questions

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. What do we mean by the two-tier approach to local government?

A model consisting of county councils and district councils correct incorrect

A model consisting of local government and central government correct incorrect

An area where there are two or more parish councils correct incorrect

An area where there are two or more councillors correct incorrect

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. What does section 1 of the Localism Act 2011 set out?

The supremacy of local government correct incorrect

The power of well-being correct incorrect

The general power of competence correct incorrect

The constitutional status of local government correct incorrect

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. Local government is a matter reserved for the exclusive competence of the UK Government and Parliament. True or false?

False correct incorrect

True correct incorrect

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. What are the main sources of local government funding? Select all that apply.

Council tax correct incorrect

Fees and charges correct incorrect

Savings of council members correct incorrect

Government grants correct incorrect

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. When we describe local councils as statutory corporations, what does this mean?

They are entirely created by statute and can only do what statute expressly permits correct incorrect

They have the power to pass statutes correct incorrect

They are registered charities correct incorrect

Parliament decides who leads the council correct incorrect

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. What are directly elected mayors?

Mayors elected directly by the council correct incorrect

Mayors elected directly by the majority party on the council. correct incorrect

Mayors elected directly by the people correct incorrect

Mayors who also serve as MPs correct incorrect

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. What did the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 provide the legal foundation for?

Directly elected mayors overseeing combined authorities correct incorrect

Council leaders overseeing parish councils correct incorrect

The Mayor of London overseeing individual London boroughs correct incorrect

The cabinet model of government in parish councils correct incorrect

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. Which internal model of council executive organisation involves a greater portion of the council's members?

Committee system correct incorrect

Cabinet model correct incorrect

Delegation model correct incorrect

Individual system correct incorrect

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. The judgment in R (Brent London Borough Council) v Risk Management Partners [2009] EWCA Civ 490 led to the restriction of what power?

General power of competence correct incorrect

Power to levy council tax correct incorrect

Well-meaning power correct incorrect

Well-being power correct incorrect

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. Which electoral system is used to elect councillors in Northern Ireland?

Single Transferable Vote correct incorrect

First Past the Post correct incorrect

Alternative Vote correct incorrect

Supplementary Vote correct incorrect