Proponents believed a positive balance of trade was essential to a state because it was a significant source of __________
A) diplomacy
B) power
C) democracy
D) capitalism
Answer: B
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What were the Founders’ intentions in regard to the connection between the two houses of Congress and the people, given the design of each institution?
a. The House would be closer to the people, and the Senate would be more removed. b. The Senate would be close to the people, and the House would be more removed. c. The Founders hoped both branches would be close to the people. d. The Founders hoped neither branch would be close to the people.
Thomas Hobbes wrote that "the life of man [is] solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and __________."
A) endless B) tiring C) short D) depressing
Which of the following is an example of a faction?
a. the media b. an interest group c. the legislature d. the executive branch
If a city or state aggressively recruited industrial businesses with tax breaks, public subsidies, and low wages, it was said to be engaged in what activity?
a. Venture capital b. Small-business incubation c. Enterprise zoning d. Smokestack chasing