Why Do You Think Full-Service Gas Stations Have Largely Disappeared

question 180

Multiple Choice

Why do you think full-service gas stations have largely disappeared across the United States?

• A) because the government has issued a ban on such gas stations
• B) because of price controls on gasoline that were issued in 1973
• C) because consumers demanded that they should be allowed to pump gas themselves
• D) None of the answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Slavery

A system in which people are legally owned by others as property and are forced to work without freedom or the right to compensation.

Nullification

The doctrine suggesting that states have the right to invalidate any federal law which they view as unconstitutional.

Exposition and Protest

A document or statement that clearly explains a position or viewpoint on a contentious issue, often used to articulate objection or dissent.

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, arguing that the U.S. states have the right to nullify federal laws considered unconstitutional, in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts.