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penguins

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Why did states enact poll taxes?
 
  a. to raise revenue for the government
  b. to ensure that only people who really want to vote would do so
  c. to get around the Fifteenth Amendment
  d. to enfranchise former slaves

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Why do presidents try to gain support for their initiatives instead of simply enacting their policy priorities outright?
 
  a. because Congress cannot debate legislation without approval from the president
  b. because the Constitution does not give the president any powers to influence public policy
 c. because the Constitution establishes a system of shared powers
  d. because the president has diminishing power over the course of his or her administration


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janieazgirl

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Reply #1 on: Jul 9, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

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penguins

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Reply 2 on: Jul 9, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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