Laissez-faire economic thought argues that wealth ought to be distributed according to
a. government decree.
b. the needs of society.
c. individuals pursuing their own economic self-interest.
d. a system of barter and exchange.
c
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A. Egypt B. Palestine C. modern-day Zimbabwe D. South Africa
Which of the following did not happen as a result of the wave of diseases that struck during the seventeenth century?
a. an increase in dedications by believers to attempt to atone for their sins b. the development of antibiotics c. an increase in cases of tuberculosis d. a decrease in cases of leprosy
The essence of the "shogunate system" was that
A. governmental power became decentralized under the emperor. B. governmental power became centralized under shogun, while the emperor ruled in name only. C. the emperor became the central ruler and the shogun became a nominal official. D. the military was put under complete civilian control. E. the peasants were granted the rank of samurai.
The idea of transporting blacks back to Africa was
a. a recognition of blacks' desire to preserve their culture. b. never carried out. c. advocated by Frederick Douglass. d. proposed by the African nation of Liberia. e. an expression of widespread American racism.