Which BEST explains the intended effect of devolution? To appease regional governments so they no longer pursue secessionist movements
To prompt regional governments to increase their pursuit of independence
To place more responsibility for the state's decisions on the central government
To give regional and central governments equal decision-making power
To eliminate the central government's influence on a state

To appease regional governments so they no longer pursue secessionist movements.

Explanation:

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answer: the time zones used to be whatever the local authority wanted them to be. one town might have 6am whenever the sun came up and another town had 6am 10 minutes later.  

the trains had a hard time when their orders said to be at a certain point at 6am.  

6am, but who's 6am.  

the railroads got together and set the time zones more or less along the longitude lines across the country.

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