Study session 12

Question 1

Which one of the following rules is typically referenced when determining if local government has certain powers?

Answer 1

Dillon’s Rule

Question 2

Generally, home rule makes it easier for a municipality to ___________.

Answer 2

enact local legislation

Question 3

In some instances, enabling legislation is not required to justify certain fundamentals such as adopting a(n)_____________.

Answer 3

building code

Question 4

If a municipality adopts a building code without enabling legislation, the courts may declare this as a(n) __________action.

Answer 4

ultra vires

Question 5

The building code is typically considered a construction code, whereas the fire code is often considered a _____________code.

Answer 5

maintenance

Question 6

Which doctrine stipulates that the state may not be held liable for any wrongdoing that it or any of its agents may commit?

Answer 6

sovereign immunity

Question 7

The general underlying purpose of a zoning ordinance is to _______.

Question 8

An interpretation by a court of law as to whether the state has immunity in a particular field is known as ____________.

Question 9

Generally, a ___________ is viewed as a corporation established by the state legislature for the good of those inhabitants that live in a prescribed area.

Question 10

A power which has been “set forth and declared exactly” is known as _________ power.

Question 11

Which of the following would not be considered a type of municipality?
city, county, borough, township

Question 12

___________ powers arise from those powers expressly granted but that may not be specifically authorized.

Question 13

Responsibility for getting a building code legally operative by a local government usually rests with the ____________.

Question 14

A __________ must frequently be published in the local newspaper when a building code is proposed for adoption.

Question 15

Generally, the _____________ charter is seen as a grant of virtually unlimited powers to the municipality over local affairs.

Question 16

Typically, a specified number of copies of the building code must be officially on file in the __________ for access by the public.

Question 17

Certain legal procedures must be followed when adopting a building code, as any omission may result in ____________.

Question 18

In many cases, if the state adopts a building code it will not apply to ___________ municipalities.

Question 19

State regulated storm water management was initiated by the states desire to participate in the National ___________Program.

Question 20

State buildings require local permits and inspections if the state has waived its rights of ___________immunity.

Question 21

If a state adopts a state building code and prohibits the local municipality from adopting its own building code, this is known as __________.

Question 22

Existing structures are primarily the concern of the fire department and the ___________department.

Question 23

Rather than publishing the entire code in the local newspaper during the adoption process, the code itself is typically filed with the municipal/ county clerk for the purpose of _______________.

Question 24

A county form of government is usually considered a(n)____________.

Question 25

Something that is ___________ no longer has legal or binding effect.