Ch. 13.7 - Fragmented Government
Most urban areas have a large number of local governments
Annexation
The process of legally adding land area to a city.
Annexation in Chicago
Annexation in Detroit
Annexation in Memphis
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US History Project - Texas Annexation and Revolution
Metropolitan Government
About 20,000 local governments are spread throughout the United States with two kinds of strong metropolitan governments, Federation and Consolidation of city and county governments.