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joesmith1212

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Capping entitlements is widely recognized by economists as the only way to rein in future federal spending, but
 
  a. there is little agreement on what those caps should be.
  b. few in Washington want to take on senior citizen lobbyists.
  c. many members of Congress receive campaign money from AARP.
  d. all of the above are true.

Question 2

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 employed a rough index of discrimination to apply the scrutiny of the federal government to how many states that had historically been most recalcitrant in refusing to allow African Americans to vote?
 
  a. Four
  b. Six
  c. Nine
  d. Fourteen



ErinKing

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B



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