The primary purpose of the stamp act was to: a) regulate the transatlantic mail. b) raise badly needed revenues. c) punish the unruly north american colonists. d) assuage the fears of the british government that the american colonies were getting too wealthy. e) limit american political dissent.

Match each economist to his economic belief. a.) adam smith b.) friedrich von hayek c.) milton friedman d.) john manyard keynes 1.) less government intervention gives more people economic freedom. 2.) government should not control the money supply. 3.) government intervention is necessary for stability. 4.) competition is a regulatory force.

(25pts) this photograph represents the chinese government’s response to a challenge it faced. what challenge do you think this is? what steps might china have taken to address this challenge?

Recently, there has been pressure to loosen clean air standards. use economic arguments to support or oppose this proposed action.