Why might two presidential candidates appear to have very similar opinions during an election year even if they come from different parties?

a. They aim to please special-interest groups.
b. They are logrolling.
c. They try to appeal to the median voter.
d. Republicans and Democrats usually agree on most issues.
e. They don't wish to appear rationally ignorant.


C

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Why does monopoly necessarily reduce consumer surplus compared to perfect competition?

What will be an ideal response?

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The property of money that allows us to avoid finding a trading partner for all of our goods (bartering) is called the

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