What Phrase Do Economists Use to Describe the Assumption That

question 54

Multiple Choice

What phrase do economists use to describe the assumption that everything else about a situation stays the same,while one variable,such as price,changes?

• A) E pluribus unum.
• B) Caveat emptor.
• C) Vini, vidi, vici.
• D) Ceteris paribus.

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Definitions:

Social Equality

Social equality refers to a state of affairs in which all individuals within a society have the same status in certain respects, including civil rights, freedom of speech, property rights, and equal access to social goods and services.

Northern State

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Common Schools

Early public schools in the United States aimed at providing basic education to children of all social classes.

Social Equality

A state in which all individuals within a society have the same status in terms of rights, freedoms, and opportunities.