Deck 6: Native American Gaming

Question 1

According to the many treaties with Native American tribes, education, health care, and other essential needs are the responsibility of:

A) The state the tribe resides in
B) The reservation, as it is a tribal nation
C) The federal government
D) The individual tribe councils
E) The local county jurisdictions

Answer 1

The federal government

Question 2

According to the text, how does the rate of unemployment in the Native American population compare to the general population?:

A) Native American unemployment rates are nearly double.
B) Native American unemployment rates are nearly half.
C) Native American unemployment rates are nearly triple
D) Native American unemployment rates are basically equal.
E) Native American unemployment rates are near zero.

Answer 2

Native American unemployment rates are nearly double.

Question 3

The purpose of the IGRA is to:

A) Encourage economic development on reservation lands
B) Strengthen tribal government
C) Promote tribal self-sufficiency
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

In a Native American casino, the casino is actually owned:

A) By the federal government
B) As a tribal enterprise
C) By the individual tribe members as a whole
D) By the legal corporation formed by the tribe
E) As a holding company for future Native American citizens

Question 5

Out of the 562 federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States, how many operate casinos?

A) 562
B) About 425
C) About 325
D) About 225
E) About 100

Question 6

The largest and most successful casino in the world is:

A) Trump Tower Atlantic City
B) Sycuan near San Diego
C) Havasupai, Arizona
D) Harrah's Las Vegas
E) Foxwoods in Connecticut

Question 7

Which of the following is true?

A) All Native Americans are except from any state taxes
B) Native Americans do not pay taxes
C) Native Americans must pay federal income tax on their earnings
D) Native Americans do not pay sales taxes
E) Native Americans must pay state income tax on their earnings

Question 8

According to the text, which scandal has tarnished those Native American tribes that are active in politics?

A) Abscam
B) Jack Abramoff Affair
C) Watergate
D) Home Mortgage Crisis
E) None of the above

Question 9

According to the text, what is the general status of the compacts that states have with Native American casinos?

A) They are permanent
B) They are now unnecessary
C) Many will need to be renewed in the next ten years.
D) In about twenty years they will all need to be renewed
E) None of the above

Question 10

According to the text, the NIGC has lobbied Congress for:

A) Increased funding
B) Less Native American casinos
C) Less taxes for Native Americans
D) Increased independence for Native American casinos
E) None of the above

Question 11

According to the text, the percentage of Native Americans living below the poverty line was nearly double the percentageof all Americans.

Question 12

Because tribal land is held in trust and not individually owned, there is no way to levy taxes because most are based on economicactivity.

Question 13

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was finally passed in 1972.

Question 14

Generally speaking, the further away from an urban area, the moresuccessful is a Native American casino.

Question 15

Native Americans do not pay taxes because they are technicallyunder a different nation.

Question 16

Detail the process leading up to the passing of the IGRA.

Question 17

Detail the three types of gambling that the IGRA defines.

Question 18

Discuss the findings of the Marks & Spilde study analyzing the effect of tribal gaming on California tribes.

Question 19

Discuss the effects seen in studies that Native American casinos have had on those communities' education levels.

Question 20

Discuss the common perception that Native Americans have gotten rich off of casinos.