The record shows that when a major league sports team considers moving away from a city:
A. the mayor is almost always defeated in the next election if the team actually leaves.
B. the mayor is almost always reelected in the next election.
C. few mayors want to let the team leave and take the risk of political defeat.
D. mayoral politics is generally unaffected unless the team has been in the city for many years.
Answer: C
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a. political speech b. learning about religion c. free speech d. mandatory prayer
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