Which of these is a similarity between local and state governments?

a) they both are led by a mayor.

b) they both provide fire department services.

c) they both protect and serve their residents.

d) they both set age requirements to attend movies.

mali had been a state inside of the ghanaian empire. after ghana fell because of invading forces and internal disputes, mali rose to greatness under the leadership of a legendary king named sundiata, the "lion king." the songhai empire, already weakened by internal political struggles, went into decline.