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burton19126

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Why did Texas pass a constitutional amendment to legalize state lottery ticket sales in 1991?
 
  a. The U.S. Supreme Court had deemed that restrictions on such sales were unconstitutional.
  b. It was an attempt to compensate for revenue lost due to a variety of causes.
  c. A major source of revenue, casinos, had threatened to leave the state if sales weren't legalized.
  d. The state income tax was not providing sufficient funds for educational needs.

Question 2

As the state's economy shifts more and more to services, sales tax revenue __________.
 
  a. is automatically reduced to keep tax dollars constant
  b. does not automatically grow
  c. becomes less regressive
  d. becomes more important to the state



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b



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