Which of the following is the reason why, in a free-market society, the government passes laws against theft, coercion and fraud a. to guarantee security and growth b. to plan an efficient economy c. to protect freedom of choice d. to prevent innovative

C. to protect freedom of choice

Explanation:

Coercion is the use of power and influence to manipulate someone into what we want him to do, in a free-market society owners and workers should have the possibility to buy, sell, or trade with whomever they want and benefit them the most, if someone makes them trade with them or manipulates them into doing somthing they are not allowing them to have freedom of choice, for example when a large corporation threatens a smaller into selling to them at a lower cost or they´ll stop buying from them, this creates an unfair disadvantage to the smaller corporation.

powers  are  denied  to the  national governmentin three distinct ways: some  powers, such as the  power  to levy duties on exports or prohibit the freedom of religion, speech, press, or assembly, are expressly  denied  to the  national government  in the  constitution.

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