A High-Speed Rail System Connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco

question 14

Multiple Choice

A high-speed rail system connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco was

• A)designed to make the trip in about 2 and a half hours.
• B)rejected by voters in 1998 and again in 2008.
• C)completed in 2010.
• D)opposed by the Obama administration as a "excessive luxury for well-heeled Californians."

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