Of the following, which was one of the first executive branch departments?

Which of the following could result from a balance-of-trade deficit?

a. The value of the dollar increases, so Americans can buy more goods from other countries for the same amount of money. b. The value of the dollar declines, so Americans have to pay more for goods from other nations. c. The value of the dollar increases, making American products cheaper abroad, thereby increasing our exports. d. The value of the dollar declines, which makes American products more expensive abroad, thereby decreasing our exports.

The Texas courts of appeals are the

A) courts of the intermediate appellate level for the state. B) courts of last resort in Texas. C) appellate courts which hear death penalty convictions automatically appealed from the district court to the court of appeals in which that district court sits. D) principal trial courts. E) only appellate courts that sit juries to review new evidence presented by the losing side in the original trial.