Question

21.The list below describes types of local governments.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in 2012 there were 89,004 local governments in the United States. Local governments included the following:
3,031 counties
• 19,522 municipalities
• 16,364 townships
• 37,203 special districts
• 12,884 independent school districts
Source: Public Domain/U.S. Census Bureau
Which generalization can be made about governments in the United States based on this list?
A
Local governments collect more taxes than the federal government does.
Local governments serve fewer people than the federal government does.
B
C
D
The federal government has many more full-time employees than local governments do.
The federal government has less direct interaction with the people than local governments do.

Answer 1

D. The federal government has less direct interaction with the people than local governments do.

Reason: The large number and variety of local governments (counties, municipalities, school districts, special districts, townships) provide many services directly to residents (schools, police, water, zoning, etc.), so they interact with citizens more often. The other choices are not supported by the list: total tax collections are higher at the federal level, "serve fewer people" is misleading, and the federal government does not necessarily have many more full‑time employees than all local governments combined.