Social Studies
Decades ago, Washington, D.C., a fairly small city, wanted to raise more revenue by increasing the gas tax. Washington, D.C., shares borders with Maryland and Virginia, and its very easy to cross the borders between these states without even really noticing: The suburbs just blend together.a. How elastic is the demand for gasoline sold at stations within Washington, D.C.? In other words, if the price of gas in D.C. rises, but the price in Maryland and Virginia stays the same, will gasoline sales at D.C. stations fall a little, or will they fall a lot?b. Take your answer in part a into account when answering this question. So, when Washington, D.C., increased its gasoline tax, how much revenue did it raise: Did it raise a little bit of revenue, or did it raise a lot of revenue?c. How would your answer to part b change if D.C., Maryland, and Virginia all agreed to raise their gas tax simultaneously? These states have heavily populated borders with each other, but they dont have any heavily populated borders with other states.
indicate which of the following italicized words or phrases is a reason marker, a conclusion marker, or neither. 1. he apologized, so you should forgive him. 2. she apologized. accordingly, you should forgive her. 3. since he apologized, you should forgive him. 4. provided that they apologized, you should forgive them. 5. in view of the fact that she apologized, you should forgive her. 6. he apologized. ergo, you should forgive him. 7. given that they apologized, you should forgive them. 8. she apologized, and because of that you should forgive her. 9. after he apologizes, you should forgive him. 10. she apologized. as a result, you should forgive her. 11. seeing as they apologized, you should forgive them. 12. he apologized. for that reason alone, you should forgive him.