In this style of government, citizens elect commissioners for the city. Each commissioner is the head of a department within the city government, and an executive could be elected by the commissioners from among themselves. What conclusion can you draw about this form of local government? A) The mayor has little real governing power. B) The mayor has considerable executive power. C) The city council exists as a mere formality and has no real influence. D) The mayor does not need the approval of the council when creating laws.

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Junior Pruitt

13 April, 09:45

In this style of government, citizens elect commissioners for the city. Each commissioner is the head of a department within the city government, and an executive could be elected by the commissioners from among themselves. What conclusion can you draw about this form of local government? A) The mayor has little real governing power. B) The mayor has considerable executive power. C) The city council exists as a mere formality and has no real influence. D) The mayor does not need the approval of the council when creating laws.

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Camryn Shepard · Answer 1

A) The mayor has little real governing power.

Explanation:

In this style of government, the commissioners are elected and also have executive power and responsibilities. One of these commissioners are designated the position of mayor as a procedural designation. The mayor does not have any additional authority over other commissioners and have similar executive powers and responsibilities as that of the other commissioners. One additional responsibility of the mayor is to chair meetings. Hence, mayor has no real governing power and A is the correct answer.