Author Question: When and why was the Texas state lottery created? Should the lottery be continued in its current ... (Read 188 times)

clippers! · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

When and why was the Texas state lottery created? Should the lottery be continued in its current form (including how lottery revenue is distributed)? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In 2003 the U.S. Supreme Court, in the Grutter v. Bollinger case from the University of Michigan, upheld the Hopwood decision by ruling that universities could not consider race in any manner in their admissions policies.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

kalskdjl1212 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain that the lottery was proposed by the state legislature in 1991 under pressure from Governor Ann Richards and it was approved as a constitutional amendment by the voters later that year.
2. Explain that the lottery was created as a way to generate additional revenue, largely in response to shortcomings associated with the oil bust of the 1980s.
3. Explain that lottery revenue has not met projections and that it is nowhere near sufficient to fund schools.
4. State and defend a position regarding the lottery.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: False