Like states and counties, each city is divided into each of which gets its own representative on city councils.          a. countiesb. sectorsc. districtsd. directorates

Explanation:

Residents of the main metropolitan areas of the USA live under six or more special districts. A district is a part in which a population or territory is divided for administrative or legal purposes. Many of the special districts are areas with a defined territory in which a specific service is provided, such as a school. These can make administrative regulations but not laws.

world war i had a devastating effect on german-americans and their cultural heritage. up until that point   german-americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the united states. indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well integrated and esteemed part of american society. all of this change with the outbreak of war.  

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