Suppose you're studying the forms of city government to do that you visit the old cities of Boston Massachusetts New Haven can't Connecticut and Providence Rhode Island what's what form of city government were you most likely to find these cities

The form of government that they all have in common is a Mayor-Council. Some of the characteristics of this type of government is that the Council maintains legislative powers and that the Mayor is elected separately from the council. It is also one of the most common practices in the states in the US.