Markets Tend to Produce

question 312

Multiple Choice

Markets tend to produce

• A) the right amount of a good exhibiting external costs.
• B) the right amount of a good exhibiting external benefits.
• C) too little of a good exhibiting external costs.
• D) too little of a good exhibiting external benefits.

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Definitions:

Anti-Federalists

Opponents of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1787-1788, who favored stronger state governments and feared a too powerful federal government.

Proclamation of 1763

Royal directive issued after the French and Indian War prohibiting settlement, surveys, and land grants west of the Appalachian Mountains; caused considerable resentment among colonists hoping to move west.

Articles of Confederation

The original constitution of the United States, ratified in 1781, which was eventually replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789 due to its weakness in central governance.

National Government

A political organization holding sovereign authority over a country, responsible for its administration and law enforcement.