Which of the following was NOT demonstrated from Hurricane Ike and its aftermath?

A) The importance of the role of local governments in emergency planning and management B) The need for increased control over and regulation of private sector industries along the Texas coast C) Local governments could disagree about how best to spend limited funds to protect the heavily populated and industrialized areas along the coast from future hurricane damage. D) Local governments are often the first governments people turn to in times of emergency. E) Local governments likely have the most direct effect on most citizens' lives not only in normal times but in times of emergency as well.


Answer: B

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In Texas, but also in other locations, political organizing by _____ helped increase local minority representation for Latinos

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