A(n) ______ trial is one in which no jury is present, and the judge decides the facts and the law.

After 1883, workers could no longer be coerced into ______.

Those who gained jobs under the spoils system were often expected to contribute ______ to the party machine.

Contracting out to private companies always leads to cheaper and more efficient delivery of public goods and services.

In some Midwestern states, ______ are geographical subdivisions of counties with little power.

A ______ tends to be the most politically powerful and influential form of local government.

A core urban area of 50,000 or more people together with adjacent counties with predominantly urban populations is known as a ________.

Critics of gentrification often point to all of the following EXCEPT ___.

Those favoring localism might also argue that fragmented governments offer larger numbers of people the opportunity to _____.

______ are public grants that can be used to enroll children in any accredited school, including private and parochial schools.