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Show CITIZENSHIP FORUM THINGS WOMEN WANT TO KNOW Each day Is givn with its correct answer one. question asked the students stud-ents at the Chicago School of Political j Education for Womo::. C7. How are ci'Jes governed I Cities are governed either by the I council system, lh- newer commission 'system or the city manager plan. I'n-;der I'n-;der (he council systen. 'he mayor is j'the executive with a council consisting consist-ing of representative members elected from the city wards To act a the leglislallve arm of the government. With the commission system five commissioners ire elected i popular vote, one of them being the mayor, who preside but may not veto irdl-1 irdl-1 nam es arc passed and put Into effect by the commission. A commissioner is director of each department, tb-i tb-i mayor being In charge of the department depart-ment of public affairs. When the cite manager plan Is useT. one man chosen by the commission of five, as on expert. Is called the eity manager, and his under his control all the affairs of the cite government. f |