Name and Describe Three Legal Methods That Were Used to Prevent

question 23

Essay

Name and describe three legal methods that were used to prevent neighborhood integration and homeownership by nonwhites prior to the passage of the 1968 Civil Rights Act.

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Definitions:

Constant-Cost Industry

An industry in which the entry and exit of firms have no effect on the prices firms in the industry must pay for resources and thus no effect on production costs.

Resource Prices

The costs associated with acquiring the inputs or factors of production, such as labor, capital, and natural resources.

Output Increased

A scenario where production levels rise due to enhanced efficiency, greater demand, or improvements in labor and capital.

Increasing-Cost Industry

An industry in which expansion through the entry of new firms raises the prices firms in the industry must pay for resources and therefore increases their production costs.