The Process of Legally Adding Land Area to a City

The process of legally adding land area to a city is called ________.Today,U.S.cities rarely annex peripheral land because the ________ prefer to be ________ of the central city.

A) city expansion; political leaders; independent
B) annexation; residence; legally independent
C) common good; political leaders; a part
D) city expansion; towns; a part
E) annexation; towns; recipients of the services