0 the local government of a city --
1 the legislature of a city --
It is more than obvious that the city council did not aim at legitimizing its rule by administering efficient or consensus-orientated crime control.
In fact, it was the particular kind of relationship between city and king that made the unusual exclusiveness of the city council possible.
Indeed, because the city council did not feel directly responsible towards the burghers, it did not legitimize its rule by administering efficient social control.
That was not the last time the city council heard from these women and men, however.
However, the religious issue having been solved, the burgher opposition lacked the impetus and coherence to challenge the city council.
And suppose that the city council subsequently votes to extend bus transportation to children in religious schools.
Most importantly, political argument was relatively rare in the city council itself, because every controversial matter was referred to the council's various committees.
Such divisions did not just affect politics inside the city council.
