Which of these best describes the 2012 election results at the national level?

Special districts have the advantage of

a. being easy to establish and operate. b. offering great flexibility to governmental organizations. c. being able to remove technical problems from the political arena. d. bypassing the legal and organizational limitations of existing governments. e. All of the above are advantages.

The number of governments in the United States is nearly __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).