Original sentence: Some would apply that classification to Washington, D.The residents of Washington, DC, for example, did not have the right to elect their own mayor and city council until 1972, when the United States Congress extended home rule to the city.in America or Distrito Federal in Mexico - but these are federal government districts, not ordinary municipalities
Edited sentence: , did not elect their own mayor and city council until 1972, when the United States Congress extended home rule to the city.Some would apply that classification to the District of Columbia in America or Distrito Federal in Mexico - but these are federal government districts, not ordinary municipalities.The residents of Washington, D