Why did the state start to look to gambling as a revenue source in the 1980s?
A) In response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gambling B) Religious groups endorsed gambling as a healthy vice. C) To compensate for declining oil revenues D) Too many Americans were going to Mexico to gamble instead of spending their money in Texas. E) Gambling was so prolific that it was easy to raise a lot of money with a very small tax
C
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A) grandfather clause B) white primary C) closed primary D) incorporation clause E) suffrage movement
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament:
A. passed new laws designed to give the colonists in Boston more right to govern themselves. B. repealed the Stamp Act and allowed greater representation for the colonists in the parliament. C. closed Boston Harbor and placed the government of Massachusetts under direct British control. D. imposed additional taxes on glass, paint, and lead that was imported by the colonists in Boston. E. wrote the Articles of Confederation to limit the freedom of American colonists.