Many countries use a proportional-representation system, which means that:
A. if a party gains a certain percentage of the popular vote, then they are awarded the same percentage of representative seats in the government.
B. smaller parties can carve out niches and still have political influence.
C. everyone's preference gets represented proportionately with everyone else's.
D. All of these are true.
D. All of these are true.
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Economic efficiency requires that
a. individuals produce at their maximum level. b. only long-lasting, high-quality products be produced without regard to cost. c. income be distributed equally among consumers. d. all economic activity generating more benefits than costs be undertaken.
If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 4, then a 12 percent decrease in price results in a
a. 0.33 percent increase in the quantity demanded. b. 3 percent increase in the quantity demanded. c. 30 percent increase in the quantity demanded. d. 48 percent increase in the quantity demanded.
Consider the labor market for short-order cooks. An increase in immigration will cause
a. both equilibrium wages and equilibrium employment to increase. b. both equilibrium wages and equilibrium employment to decrease. c. equilibrium wages to increase and equilibrium employment to decrease. d. equilibrium wages to decrease and equilibrium employment to increase.
To move quickly to turn around the crisis during 2007-2008, the U.S. Federal Reserve relied on:
a. lowering taxes. b. removing restrictions on collateral, adding more categories of securities purchased by the Federal Reserve, and expanding its operations with nonbank dealers. b. tightening up credit rules and keeping banks out of trouble. d. admonishing the administration for its excessive debt situation.