The "Buy American" Provision in the 2009 Stimulus Package Required

question 26

Multiple Choice

The "Buy American" provision in the 2009 stimulus package required that stimulus money be spent only on U.S.-made goods,effectively acting as a quota of zero imports when stimulus money was being spent.The "Buy American" provision would ________ consumer surplus and ________ producer surplus for industries that produced protected products in the United States.

• A)increase; increase
• B)increase; decrease
• C)decrease; increase
• D)decrease; decrease

Apply the concept of margin of error in the development of interval estimates.

Understand the impacts and significance of historical documents and edicts in shaping early colonial history.

Analyze the role and influence of different European nations in the colonization of North America and the Caribbean.

Evaluate the effects of colonization on Indigenous populations and their responses.

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