Question

the ______ form of city government merges executive and legislative functions in a single group of officials.

a) city manager

b) township

c) commission

d) mayor - council

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A (city manager): In this form, a professional manager runs the city, with separate legislative (council) and executive (manager) roles, so it doesn't merge them.
• Option B (township): A township is a local government unit, but it doesn't specifically merge executive and legislative in a single group as described.
• Option C (commission): The commission form of city government has a commission (group of officials) that exercises both executive (administering services) and legislative (making ordinances) functions.
• Option D (mayor - council): Here, the mayor (executive) and council (legislative) are separate, so functions are not merged in a single group.

Answer:

C) commission