A2 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRUCTURES POLICIES EXAM SCRIPT FINAL PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026

A2 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRUCTURES
POLICIES EXAM SCRIPT FINAL PAPER FULL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026


◉ Counties
Answer: oversee Municipalities


◉ Types of Local Governments
Answer: Counties
Municipalities


◉ Local governments are similar to state or federal they have three
branches
Answer: Executive
Legislative
Judicial


◉ Executive and Legislative are sometimes the lawmakers are in
same Dept under same brancch as people upholding law
Answer: different from federal and state

,◉ Most states are divided into counties to better manage local issues
Answer: These counties:


Maybe called parishes or boroughs


have their own governments in states


◉ Parishes, boroughts
Answer: counties are sometimes called


◉ Counties have their own
Answer: government to manage own issues


◉ Types of County Governments


County governments can be divided into two catagories
Answer: supervison system
Council-executive system


◉ 1 Supervisor system
Answer: a board of supervisors governs the county

, **The board "oversees" departments and "creates policies"


EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT AND LEGISLATIVE ARE WITHIN SAME
BRANCH


****system creates power in the hands of a single board


◉ 2 Council-executive system


Combines
Answer: a "city council" and an "executive" govern the county.
(SEPERATE)


The council passes law as and the executive oversees departments


EXECUTIVE BRANCH IS SEPERATE WORKS WITH lEGISLATIVE
BRANCH


****a system gives a single leader the power to oversee county
departments


****legislative body hires a single leader to oversee city deparments