"opponents say that if we go to a majority vote, seniors who own homes but are on fixed incomes will be outvoted by non-property owners who don't care how high property taxes go." what is writer's purpose of including this paragraph? a. to insist that property taxes be lowered b. to address the arguments of the opposing side c. to persuade officials to cut funding for fixed incomes d. to suggest that seniors should not have a vote

Which best describes california population when it became a state in 1850? a.because of the gold rush attracting settlers all over the world california population diverse.bcalifornia had banned foreign immigrants at the start of the gold rush.so,the states population was made up of entirely of americans from other parts of the country.c california had a large african population because many southern planters had moved their enslaved africans to start large farms.d the indian removal act had led to the relocation of thousands of eastern native americans to california.as,a result the majority of californias population was native american