Social Studies
Discover Jamaica's Municipal Corporations
Test your knowledge about the structure and fun
- 10 multiple choice questions
- Learn about parishes, municipal funding, and local leadership
- Perfect for students and anyone interested in Jamaican governance
Which statement is not true about parishes in Jamaica?
There are 14 parishes in Jamaica
Each parish has a parish capital.
All parishes have towns and cities
Kingston and St. Andrew have seperate municipal corporation
Which best describes how municipal corporations are funded?
By property taxes
By property taxes and payments from licenses, fees and fines
By income taxes
By tax on sales and licenses
Who usually nominates candidates for muncipal corporation elections?
Political parties
Individual members of the public
Business organisation
Non-government organisation in the parish
The residents of Red Bank are constantly being flooded out when it rains. To whom should they first go to with this problem?
The mayor
The councillor for the area
The prime minister
The member of parliament
How many major categories are in the Municipal corporation structure??
7
1
5
3
Who is the head of the head of the municipal corporation?
Prime Minister
Mayor
Heads of State
Governor General
Who makes decisions in the municipal corporation?
Mayor
Prime Minister
Public
The mayor and all the councillors
Is the municipal corporation very important in our communities?
Yes
No
________ are things that we get in exchange for money.
Clothes
Education
Goods
Government
The political arm of the parish council is made up of _____
Mayor and prime minister
Councillors and mayors
Executive and councillors
Prime minister and mayor
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