Question

An administrative division of a state that provides local government services best describes which of the following terms?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is "county"

Explanation:

County governments are defined as organized local governments authorized to operate in state constitutions and statutes. These governments are formal division of state governments, and operate in many states of the United States but not in all of them. County government has been eliminated throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island, as well as in parts of Massachusetts.

Answer 2

Local government Local government in the United States refers to governmental jurisdictions below the level of the state. Most states have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities. In some states, counties are divided into townships. There are several different types of jurisdictions at the municipal level, including the city, town, borough, and village. The types and nature of these municipal entities varies from state to state