Incentives matter and different groups of producers, consumers and politicians will support those policies that promise to advance those projects most advantageous to them. Which statement about opposition to or support for U.S

tariff policy during the antebellum period is correct? (a) "Producers in the South objected to tariffs placed on imported goods. They needed them at relatively low prices for their own production."
(b) Plantation owners supported a high tariff as protection against cheap cotton imports.
(c) Politicians wanted to protect jobs abroad as well as in the U.S. Therefore, they did not support U.S. tariff policies.
(d) All of the above are correct.

(a)

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Most towns were initially established at locations with

(a) an excellent harbor and river stretching into the hinterland. (b) an excellent harbor and flat land so roads could be easily built into the hinterlands. (c) in mountainous areas which provided better protection against Indians. (d) extensive forests to provide fuel and lumber.

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Which of the following events occurred during the 2000 to 2005 time-frame and had an important impact on the deficit/surplus projections?

A. The steep decline in taxable capital gains that resulted from declines in the Stock Market from March 2000 to the end of 2002 B. The decrease in unemployment rates from 2002 to 2003 C. The increase in interest rates from 2001 to 2003 D. The increase in inflation rates from 2000 to 2002

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