The Division of Power Between the National Government and the State

question 7

Multiple Choice

The division of power between the national government and the state and local governments is called ________.

• A) constitutionalism
• B) federalism
• C) republicanism
• D) pluralism

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Definitions:

Total Fixed Cost

The cumulative total of all costs that do not alter in response to the quantity of production or output.

Average Variable Cost

The cost of each unit variable, determined by dividing the overall variable costs by the produced output quantity.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as a firm's production increases.

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that as more of a variable input is added to a fixed input, beyond some point, the additional output from the additional input will decrease.