At least until World War II, three of the following factors played extremely important roles in influencing the United States' self-image. Which one did not play an important role?

The practice of Illinois and other states in dedicating revenues from state lotteries to fund public education is called:

A. debt financing. B. earmarking. C. legislative initiative. D. none of the above

Regarding whether money matters in initiative campaigns, some studies have shown that a. a dollar spent by the "No" campaign has almost twice as much impact on the eventual vote share than a dollarspent by the "Yes" campaign

b. spending by proponents is more effective when compared to spending against ballot measures. c. narrow economic groups are regularly defeated by initiatives, such as environmental regulations or consumerprotections. d. economic interests are mostly successful at using initiatives to "buy" public policy.