What Is a Charter

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is a charter?

• A) A document issued by a government that grants rights to a person, a group, or a corporation to carry out specific activities
• B) A power of a state or local executive during times of martial law
• C) A policy that allows city-county consolidated governments
• D) A ruling by a state's supreme court that allows citizens to indict city officials
• E) An electoral device whereby statutes are referred by the legislature to voters for approval or disapproval

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Definitions:

Colostomy

A surgical procedure that creates an opening (stoma) from the large intestine to the abdominal surface to divert waste.

Fecal Impaction

A condition where stool becomes hard and dry, making it difficult to pass, and accumulates in the intestines or rectum.

Digitally Remove

The act of physically extracting something with one's fingers, especially in a medical or surgical context.

Glaucoma

Abnormal condition of elevated pressure within an eye caused by obstruction of the outflow of aqueous humor. If untreated, it often results in peripheral visual loss, decreased visual acuity with difficulty adapting to darkness, and a halo effect around lights.