What Did State Legislatures Do When Faced with the Opportunity

question 47

Multiple Choice

What did state legislatures do when faced with the opportunity to rewrite the laws regulating domestic relations?

• A) They redrafted old British laws in light of republican principles.
• B) They did little to change any laws relating to domestic relations.
• C) They took an active role in promoting domestic equality in the private sphere.
• D) They emphasized gender equality in the public sphere.

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Definitions:

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning individuals cannot be effectively excluded from use and where use by one individual does not reduce availability to others.

Marginal Social Benefit

The additional benefit to society from consuming one more unit of a good or service, considering both private and external benefits.

Marginal Social Cost

The additional cost to society as a whole for producing one more unit of a good or service.

Public Good

A product or service that is available for all people to consume, regardless of whether any individual pays for it or not, typically provided by the government.