During the 1990s, Twenty-Three States Passed Laws

question 8

Multiple Choice

During the 1990s, twenty-three states passed laws:

• A) legalizing gay marriage.
• B) limiting the rights of African-Americans.
• C) providing health insurance to all state residents.
• D) making English the official language.
• E) raising the drinking age to thirty.

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