Why did the Texas government encourage immigration in the late nineteenth century?
What will be an ideal response?
to populate the western part of the state and drive off Native American tribes and to counteract the increase in former slaves becoming sharecroppers
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Country B has threatened country A. If A does not give B a disputed port city on the border between the two countries, B will take the city by force. The leaders of A believe that there is a 0.4 probability that they can repel B’s army if it attacks. A’s value if it retains the port city is 8 and its value if it loses the port city is ?4. The leaders of A believe they have two choices: fight or capitulate. What is country A’s expected utility of "fight"?
a. 0.8 b. 2.4 c. 3.2 d. 5.6
The United States has a proportional representation electoral system
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
So-called capital goods have no intrinsic value
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following statements about judicial selection in the lower courts is FALSE?
A) The president usually has more influence in the selection of judges to the federal courts of appeal than to federal district courts. B) Sitting judges may be asked to evaluate prospective judicial nominees. C) The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation conduct competency and background checks on prospective judicial nominees. D) Candidates for judicial nomination rarely campaign for the positions themselves. E) none of the above