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Answers to Student Questions

1. Under what act were cities and towns granted the right to self-government?
(Hint: Click on “Town Government link”)

Home Rule Act


2. Rules of governing are called charters

(Hint: Click on “Town Government link”)


3. What is the name of the annual meeting that makes rules, adopts budgets, adopts bylaws and does a town’s business?
(Hint: Click on “Town Government link”)

Town Meeting


4. What is the URL (web site address) for Mashpee Town Hall?
(Hint: Click on the link for Town of Mashpee Town Hall Web Site)

http://www.ci.mashpee.ma.us/


Extra credit:

5. Does Mashpee have an “open” or “representative” annual meeting?

Mashpee has an open Town Meeting.