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Claim: By lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 in the United States, young people will develop lifelong voting habits that will
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Bottled water is the number one packaged product in the United States, outselling even bottled soda. Only about 30 percent of
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A student wants to develop a claim stating that natural talent is a more important predictor of success than hard work. Which of
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A student is writing an argument that pursuing a college degree after high school is a bad idea because earning a degree does
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Match the definition with the type of market structure.Drag each item to the correct location. (2 points) Put responses in the
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A government is considering placing tariffs, taxes, on imported goods. Write a cost-benefit analysis for the situation—with at
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A government is considering placing tariffs, taxes, on imported goods. Write a cost-benefit analysis for the situation—with at
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QuestionA set of collectible dolls was very popular during the holiday season, but, as is the case with many toy fads, has
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Consider a local bank whose mortgage interest rates are falling. Will this directly translate to greater demand for houses? Why
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Baseball cards are considered to be a normal good. This means that, as incomes rise, consumers are willing and able to purchase
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A government official proposes taxing producers of plastic grocery bags at 10 cents per plastic bag. What effect would the tax
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In a free market economy, what is specialization?(1 point)Responses Specialization is when a citizen needs to buy a specialized
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Use the table to answer the question.Number of Workers Output Total Cost ($) Total Revenue ($) 1 40,000 50,000 400,000 2 48,000
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Use the table to answer the question.Number of Workers Output (thousands) Fixed Cost ($) Variable Cost ($) 10 3 2000 100 20 5
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Choose the statement that correctly describes elasticity of supply for firms over the short run or long run.Graph on the Left.
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Which of the following satisfy the law of supply? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses An increase in price is
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In a hypothetical country, the population is expected to increase by 25%following recent legislation relaxing the barriers that
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An increase or decrease in which of the following factors would cause a shift in the demand curve for a given good? Select the
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What is the elasticity of demand for peanut butter when the price changes from $2.00 to $0.40 as shown by this supply and demand
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As the price of a good or service increases, consumers will purchase a lower quantity of that good or service due, in part, to
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In what form do households receive income from labor within a resource market?(1 point)Responses wages wages rent rent interest
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In the circular flow diagram, what do households receive from factor markets?(1 point)Responses income income goods and services
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Use the sample student argument against adopting wind power as an alternative energy source to answer the question.According to
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A writer is crafting an argument in favor of making video gaming an official sport. Which evidence would give the strongest
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A writer is writing an argument in support of using genetically modified ingredients in school cafeterias. One source of
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In the early 2000s, digital photography transitioned from being an “experimental” process to the new normal for
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In the early 2000s, digital photography transitioned from being an “experimental” process to the new normal for
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Match the definition with the type of market structure.Drag each item to the correct location (1 point) Put responses in the
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A government is considering placing tariffs, taxes, on imported goods. Write a cost-benefit analysis for the situation—with at
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A government is considering placing tariffs, taxes, on imported goods. Write a cost-benefit analysis for the situation—with at
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A government is considering placing tariffs, taxes, on imported goods. Write a cost-benefit analysis for the situation—with at
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The highest degree of product differentiation is found in which of the following types of market structures?(1 point)Responses
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Which of the following is generally true of a competitive free market economy?(1 point)Responses It can run itself without the
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A set of collectible dolls was very popular during the holiday season, but, as is the case with many toy fads, has dropped off
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Consider a local bank whose mortgage interest rates are falling. Will this directly translate to greater demand for houses? Why
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Baseball cards are considered to be a normal good. This means that, as incomes rise, consumers are willing and able to purchase
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Baseball cards are considered to be a normal good. This means that, as incomes rise, consumers are willing and able to purchase
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A government official proposes taxing producers of plastic grocery bags at 10 cents per plastic bag. What effect would the tax
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In a free market economy, what is specialization?(1 point)Responses Specialization is when the production of a good is specific
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Which of the following satisfy the law of supply? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses An increase in price is
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In a hypothetical country, the population is expected to increase by 25% following recent legislation relaxing the barriers that
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As the price of a good or service increases, consumers will purchase a lower quantity of that good or service due, in part, to
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An increase or decrease in which of the following factors would cause a shift in the demand curve for a given good? Select the
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Use the image to answer the question. What is the elasticity of demand for peanut butter when the price changes from $2.00 to
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In the circular flow diagram, what do households receive from factor markets?(1 point)Responses goods and services goods and
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In a typical argumentative essay, where does the writer include and refute counterclaims?(1 point)Responses after the claim
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When should a writer include counterclaims at the beginning of an essay?(1 point)Responses when the scenarios are equally
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How does including counterclaims in an argumentative text increase the writer's credibility?(1 point)Responses by showing that
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Why do writers include reasoning?(1 point)Responses to encourage readers to take action to encourage readers to take action to
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Drag and drop the words into the correct locations.(1 point)When a writer creates an argumentative text, they need to organize
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Match each purpose to the correct element of an introduction.(2 points)hook background information statement of importance
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se the information to answer the question.Topic: the impacts of celebrity culture on average people Opinion: celebrity culture
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What purpose does the opening statement of an argumentative text serve for the reader?(1 point)Responses It is a diagram for
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QuestionWhy is it important for a writer to anticipate an audience's level of knowledge?(1 point) Responses to outline the main
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Write an article for an online news website to support a claim about the best ways to promote renewable energy and how to
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Write an article for an online news website to support a claim about the best ways to promote renewable energy and how to
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Creating a Hypothetical Budget – Portfolio ActivityExpense Amount Rent (monthly) $657.00 Telephone (monthly) $56.34 Groceries
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You are paid $11.75/hr. You work 40 hr/wk. Your deductions are FICA (7.65%), Federal tax withholding (10.75%), and state tax
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QuestionThe criteria for review writing are similar to those used for: (1 point) Responses Marketing evaluations of products and
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Which of the following sections of a newspaper are you least likely to find a review?(1 point) Responses News News Sports Sports
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Which of the following is not true about cost-benefit analysis?(1 point)Responses If the costs are found to outweigh the
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QuestionThe antitrust laws implemented by the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries required an increase in government
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QuestionWhich of the following government agencies was established in 1914 to regulate and prevent unfair market practices?(1
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Antitrust laws have been implemented by governments to promote _____.(1 point)Responses price fixing price fixing competition
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A health-care firm is looking to expand to international markets in an effort to increase profits. One potential location has
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Monopolistically competitive markets and perfectly competitive markets share some similarities but differ in a number of ways.
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QuestionThe demand curve faced by firms in a perfectly competitive market is horizontal to reflect the fact that _____.(1 point)
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Which of the following is a barrier to entry that might be faced by a firm?(1 point)Responses shortage shortage licensing
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Round any decimals to the nearest penny.Secured Unsecured Credit APR APR Excellent 4.75% 5.50% Good 5.00% 5.90% Average 5.85%
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Round any decimals to the nearest penny.Secured Unsecured Credit APR APR Excellent 4.75% 5.50% Good 5.00% 5.90% Average 5.85%
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(1 point)Use the table for interest rate questions. Round to the nearest penny. Secured Unsecured Credit APR APR Excellent 4.75%
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Lenders rely on credit scores to determine _____.(1 point) Responses risk risk loan amounts loan amounts loan repayment length
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What is the difference in loan interest rates between new and used cars?(1 point) Responses Used cars have a higher interest
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"What, To a Slave, is the Fourth of July?"by Frederick Douglass This Fourth July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must
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"Federalist 51"by James Madison But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were
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"FDR 1941 State of the Union Address"by Franklin D. Roosevelt In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward
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What guides Supreme Court justices when forming a legal opinion? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses evidence
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"Obergefell v. Hodges"by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Applying these established tenets, the Court has long held the right to
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"Food's Future: World's Largest Urban Farm"by Jon Henley On top of a striking new exhibition hall in the southern 15th
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"Food's Future: World's Largest Urban Farm"by Jon Henley On top of a striking new exhibition hall in the southern 15th
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"What, To a Slave, is the Fourth of July?"by Frederick Douglass What, am I to argue that it is wrong to make men brutes, to rob
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"How Ads Created Global Junk Food Generation"by Saeed Kamali Denghan Recent studies published in the Lancet medical journal
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"Barbara Jordan Remarks on Impeachment, July, 1974"by Barbara Jordan James Madison again at the Constitutional Convention: "A
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"Barbara Jordan Remarks on Impeachment, July, 1974"by Barbara Jordan Has the President committed offenses, and planned, and
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What is an allusion?(1 point)Responses the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences or clauses the
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"Mission to Mars May Warp Astronauts Brains"by Nsikan Akpan One day, space explorers might stroll along the red rocks of Mars.
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Use the passage to answer the question.Based on the structure of this passage, which would most likely follow this section of
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"In Space, Take Protein Pills, Get Sriracha On"by Laurence Pevsner Still, serious arguments against children’s suffrage
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"Innovative Plastic Packaging May Help Waste Crisis"by EPA Our dependence on plastics, particularly plastic packaging, has
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Which type of debt is secure?(1 point) Responses mortgage mortgage credit card credit card personal line of credit personal line
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Which item cannot be used to secure a debt?(1 point) Responses house house car car record collection record collection credit
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Forest fires have inflicted significant damage to a region, leaving several paper mills destroyed in their wake. As such, the
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Falling oil prices would significantly lower the cost of production for many goods. Producers of plastic kayaks, for instance,
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In a free market economy, what signal do high prices send?(1 point)Responses The government should intervene to protect
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A recent diet trend has made snack cakes far less popular than they once were. As such, demand for snack cakes is expected to
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The price system is an important component of the market because it _____.(1 point)Responses coordinates the activities of
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Round any decimals to the nearest penny.Secured Unsecured Credit APR APR Excellent 4.75% 5.50% Good 5.00% 5.90% Average 5.85%
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Round any decimals to the nearest penny.Secured Unsecured Credit APR APR Excellent 4.75% 5.50% Good 5.00% 5.90% Average 5.85%
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Use the table for interest rate questions. Round to the nearest penny.Secured Unsecured Credit APR APR Excellent 4.75% 5.50%
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Interest begins accruing the date of the transaction except for _____.(1 point) Responses mortgages mortgages credit card
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