If a new shopping center forces a local government to invest in new water and sewer improvements, street widening, and environmental initiatives, those added costs are called:
A. externalities.
B. social goods.
C. merit goods.
D. none of the above
Answer: A
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a. The person has been charged with a crime. b. ??A search warrant has been issued by a judge. c. ???The person has a criminal record. d. ??A sworn witness has identified the person guilty of a crime.
Equality of opportunity can be understood to mean
A) that all citizens are entitled to vote. B) that all citizens have the right to liberty and happiness. C) that all citizens will experience the same standard of living. D) that all citizens must equally participate in government. E) ?that all citizens will be treated equally before the law.
Approximately how much debt does the state carry in general obligation bonds that need to be repaid over time?
A. $1 billion B. $45 billion C. $85 billion D. $500 billion
Which of the following is an example of the phenomenon of "demand characteristics" acting in an experiment?
a. when participants complete the experiment, they are instructed not to tell anyone else about what they have experienced b. participants in one study report only once, for half an hour, to the research lab, but participants in another study have to report three times, for an hour each time, and resent having to spend so much time c. participants in a study are drawn from the large Introductory Psychology classes, and students who have already participated pass rumors to others about what the experiment is trying to "prove" and try to determine what the experiment is about from the equipment in the laboratory d. in one psychology experiment, the researcher does not allow participants to withdraw from the study, even if they do not like the kinds of tasks they are asked to perform