What Country Only Exists During the Ninety Minutes Its Team

question 46

Multiple Choice

What country only exists during the ninety minutes its team plays a soccer match?

• A) the United Kingdom
• B) England
• C) France
• D) Indonesia

Analyze the economic impact of trade protection policies on prices, consumer surplus, and producer surplus in both the imposing and exporting countries.

Distinguish between tariffs and import quotas and their respective effects on government revenue, quota rents, and market prices.

Recognize the role and functions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in overseeing international trade agreements and resolving trade disputes.

Comprehend the implications of moving from autarky to free trade on consumer and producer surplus.

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Definitions:

Rosa Parks

An African American civil rights activist, whose refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a seminal event in the Civil Rights Movement.

Bus

A large motor vehicle designed to carry multiple passengers, commonly used for public transportation.

White Person

An individual belonging to a racial group characterized mainly by a light complexion; often associated with people of European descent.

Homer Plessy

The plaintiff in the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal."