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City Government in Massachusetts: Mayors and City Councils
Explain how Massachusetts cities are governed by an elected mayor as executive and an elected city council as legislature.
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Local Government and Civic Life in Massachusetts
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Explain why communities need government, how city and town governments in Massachusetts are organized, and how public services are funded.
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3.T1.3Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain why classrooms, schools, towns, and cities have governments, what governments do, how local governments are organized in Massachusetts, and how people participate in and contribute to their communities.
3.T1.3.cMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeMassachusetts communities have either a city or a town form of government (e.g., cities are governed by elected mayors and city council members; towns are governed by an elected group of people, in many towns called a “select board,” appointed town manager, and elected town meeting members or an open town meeting in which all citizens can participate; public schools are governed by elected or appointed school committees or boards of trustees)