Since the 1950s, the Number of Individual Local Governments Has

question 16

Multiple Choice

Since the 1950s, the number of individual local governments has ______; most of these local governments are considered __________.

• A) decreased; towns
• B) increased; school districts
• C) increased; counties
• D) decreased; special districts

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Foreign Subsidiary

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