In Smyrna, Georgia, the people elect a mayor, but the city council has most of the governing power. The mayor serves as the figurehead of the local government and ensures that all policies are executed, but the city council handles daily city operations. The council adopts city ordinances, develops the city budget, and is responsible for hiring and firing the heads of city departments. What type of government does Smyrna have?

a weak-mayor system
a strong-mayor system
a council-manager system
a special-purpose system

Americans often speak of their country as one of several large regions.  these regions are cultural units rather than governmental units --  formed by history and geography and shaped by the economics, literature and folkways that all the parts of a region share. what makes one region different from another? a region's multicultural heritage as well as distinct demographic characteristics like age and occupation make regions different and special. within several regions, language is used differently and there are strong dialects. there are also differences in outlook and attitude based on geography.