Which form of city government is criticized for its difficulty in assigning responsibility, lack of coordination, and tendency toward "empire building"?
a. commission form
b. council-manager form
c. mayor-council form
d. town meeting form

The correct answer is A. Commission form of government is criticized for its difficulty in assigning responsibility, lack of coordination, and tendency toward "empire building".

Explanation:

Cities governed by commissions are those in which there is no individual as mayor of the city, but a group of people (the commission) responsible for the task of governing and taking care of the affairs of the city.

There are members within the commission who are responsible for specific tasks, although the most sensitive issues are usually solved together. This makes the decision-making process slower, as group consensus is required. In addition, this situation leads to many decisions that can be contradictory to each other, since there are different managers for specific tasks, there is a lack of coordination between each manager.