He (is, are) one of the best players on the team ​

it would be IS. he is one of the best players on the team. because are would sound weird. so the answer is, is

the civil rights act was passed on april 9, 1866 by a republican dominated congress. it was passed over president johnson's veto, in an effort to push back against discrimination of african americans.

a. to introduce the audience to important characters .

b. to inform the audience where the story takes place .

e. to lay out specific details about different plot points.