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The graph above shows the relationship between average per capita income and educational attainment in the United States. Which of the following statements is best supported by the data?

Explanation

According to the graph, average per capita income increases as educational attainment increases. This is only a correlation, not a causation. By looking at the graph, it is not possible to determine with certainty that one variable caused or didn’t cause the other, eliminate (A) and (B). The graph clearly indicates a positive correlation between two variables, eliminate (D).

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—U.S. Constitution, Twenty-Fourth Amendment
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—U.S. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” —U.S. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” —U.S. Constitution, Nineteenth Amendment “The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.” —U.S. Constitution, Twenty-Fourth Amendment “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.” —U.S. Constitution, Twenty-Sixth Amendment
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—U.S. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment
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—U.S. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment
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Which group of settlers wrote and signed this agreement in 1620?
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Why is this document considered a founding document in American self-government?
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