5. What happened in Texas immediately after Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821? a. Texas seceded from the United States
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b. Many United States citizens settled in Texas.
A
c. Texas petitioned the United States for statehood.
d. Mexico and the United States fought a war over the Texas border.
B
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D
6. What was a major cause of disagreement between Texas and Mexico prior to Texas's independence?
a. Mexican leaders considered selling Texas land to Spain.
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b. Texas businessmen encouraged the growth of illegal mining in Mexico.
c Texas leaders disliked being merged with Coahuila to form one Mexican state.
A
B
С
D
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d. Mexican citizens failed to support the removal of Native American tribes from Texas.

1. the responsibilities of the u. s. federal reserve system include overseeing the banking system and regulating the quantity of money in the economy setting the level of real interest rates working with congress to devise a financial plan for the country and execute the president's orders calculating and reporting the unemployment rate 2. to increase the supply of money when the economy is weak, the fed closes banks reduces inflation sells bonds buys bonds 3. the federal funds rate is the short-term interest rate that banks charge their best customers when borrowing banks earn on savings accounts with the fed banks charge each other when borrowing or lending to each other the fed charges banks when borrowing 4. when the fed increases the money supply and consequently lowers interest rates, the value of the dollar will rise by more in the market for foreign exchange, all else equal will fall, all else equal is not impacted by fed policy will rise, all else equal

Chris, a master at office gossip and innuendo, says, "we know we have a corporate spy someplace in the organization, probably on the management team itself. there is no evidence that it is audrey. in fact, she's too clean, if you know what i mean. somebody should fire audrey; she's got to be the spy." by making this argument chris is actually engaging in (a) an appeal to emotion fallacy (b) a straw man fallacy (c) an appeal to ignorance fallacy (d) circular reasoning (e) an appeal to the mob fallacy

Suppose you are a freshmen in college and you have not declared a major. one reason you enrolled at your respective college was the school's vibrant social life. at the same time, you want to balance your academic life because you know that your grades will matter for graduate school or job applications. you decide to forgo partying for two hours to study for an upcoming economics exam. in your first semester's principles of economics class, you learn that the enjoyment you would have received from partying is an example of a(n)