Advocates of "Mercantilism" Argued for All of the Following Except

question 73

Multiple Choice

Advocates of "mercantilism" argued for all of the following except

• A)governments should abstain from any involvement in the economy.
• B)a nation prosperity depended upon a plentiful supply of bullion (gold and silver).
• C)exports must exceed imports.
• D)tariffs should be placed on foreign goods.
• E)governments should improve transportation facilities and grant trade monopolies to businesses.

---

Definitions:

Electronegative Element

An electronegative element is an element that has a high tendency to attract electrons towards itself in a chemical bond.

NaOH

Sodium hydroxide, a strong base used in many industrial and chemical processes.

Oxygen

A chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8; it is a highly reactive nonmetal and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds.

Electron Orbitals

Regions in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons, with each orbital having a distinctive shape and energy level.