A Variety of Structures for the Direction and Control of American

question 26

Multiple Choice

A variety of structures for the direction and control of American city police were tried during the 18th and 19th centuries, including:

• A) civil service appointments of chiefs
• B) federal control
• C) multimember police commissions
• D) elected police chiefs

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Definitions:

Alternator

A machine used to generate AC by rotating conductors through a magnetic field.

Capacitance

The ability of a system to store an electrical charge per unit voltage, represented in farads.

Line Current

The current that flows through the conductors of an electrical distribution system or in any single conductor.

Inductance

A characteristic of an electrical conductor wherein an alteration in the current passing through it generates an electromotive force within the conductor and in nearby conductors due to mutual inductance.