The Social Benefit of a Given Level of a Public

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True/False

The social benefit of a given level of a public good is the vertical sum of all private benefits for that level.

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Definitions:

Fifteenth Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1870, that prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

Race

A socially constructed category of identification based on physical characteristics, ancestry, historical affiliations, or shared culture.

Vote

The act of expressing one's choice or opinion in a meeting or election.

Reconstruction Amendments

Refers to the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution, adopted after the Civil War, which abolished slavery, granted citizenship rights, and gave voting rights to formerly enslaved individuals.