Generally speaking, Native Americans have not been able to turn to state political entities for help in exercising their rights because ______.
a. competition from other local concerns has overwhelmed the states’ ability to respond
b. most reservations cross state borders, causing considerable jurisdictional issues
c. local authorities have been perceived as being too sympathetic to the Native Americans’ cause
d. Native American reservations have a separate legal existence under federal jurisdiction
e. the commerce clause forbids state level interaction with Native American tribes
e. the commerce clause forbids state level interaction with Native American tribes
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