In Order to Achieve a High Economic Freedom Rating, a Country

question 59

Multiple Choice

In order to achieve a high economic freedom rating, a country must

• A) elect political officials democratically.
• B) protect property rights, enforce contracts even-handedly, and rely extensively on markets to allocate goods and services.
• C) provide citizens with housing, health care, and other basic goods free of charge.
• D) use the taxing power of the state to redistribute income from the rich to the poor and thereby promote income equality.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nerve Fibers

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for physical and mental activity by controlling the flight or fight response.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of four genetically distinct gametes.

Haploid

One set of chromosomes, in contrast to diploid; characteristic of gametes.

Crossing Over

The exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis, contributing to genetic diversity.