In terms of its early economic development, the United States had at least two advantages that other countries could not easily match. One of these was an enormous amount of cheap capital in the form of land that was taken from Native Americans. What was the other?
a. The wage of U.S. laborers was lower than their European counterparts.
b. Britain provided much of the investment that financed the growth of U.S. industry.
c. The terms of trade were beneficial to American exporters.
d. New industrialized machinery was considerably more fuel efficient and less obsolete than Europeanmachinery stock.
b
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A) The researcher begins his/her research with extensive low-constraint observations. B) High-constraint findings from the laboratory are tested by making observations in naturalistic settings. C) The sample sizes are kept small so that careful observation of all participants is possible. D) None of the above
Which of the following does NOT increase error variance?
A) random factors B) individual differences C) experimenter error D) systematic effects of the independent variable
How is the identity principle distinguished from the dominance and reciprocity principles?
A) The identity principle relies on mutually beneficial arrangements, whereas the dominance and reciprocity principles rely on members to sacrifice their own interests to benefit others. B) Contributions to development assistance or UN peacekeeping missions are better explained by the dominance and reciprocity principles than the identity principle. C) The identity principle plays no role in preventing nuclear proliferation, whereas the dominance and reciprocity principles do play a role. D) The identity principle does not rely on self-interest, whereas the dominance and reciprocity principles rely on achieving individual self-interest.
Which of the following is a function of the federal bureaucracy?
a. issuing executive orders b. issuing executive agreements c. implementinglaws passed by Congress d. implementing state statutes