5. If counties were to be abolished, which of their present functions would you transfer to the state and which to the townships, towns, or villages?
6. Why is it thought desirable that when places become thickly-settled they should be given separate incorporation?
7. Explain how local government serves as a school for democracy.
8. What ought to be the minimum limit of population for an incorporated village, an incorporated town, a city?
Topics for Debate
1. All county administrative officials, except the highest, should be chosen by civil service rules.
2. City and county government should be consolidated in cities like Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Los Angeles.
CHAPTER X
CITY GOVERNMENT
The purpose of this chapter is to explain who the city authorities are and what they do.
To be a city a place must have a charter.