Why Are Local Governments Still Considered Important to Citizens

question 25

Multiple Choice

Why are local governments still considered important to citizens?

• A) They provide services such as police and fire protection.
• B) They control immigration policy.
• C) They are exclusively responsible for all transportation policy.
• D) They are less likely to be corrupt than state or national government officials.

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Definitions:

Poverty

A socio-economic condition characterized by the lack of basic resources and opportunities necessary for a standard living.

Environmental Degradation

The deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources, destruction of ecosystems, and extinction of wildlife.

Agricultural Runoff

Water from rain or irrigation that carries fertilizers, pesticides, and other substances from agricultural fields into nearby water bodies, potentially causing pollution.

Oxygen Depletion

A condition where oxygen levels in an environment, especially aquatic systems, significantly decrease due to factors like overpopulation of organisms or excess nutrients.