(03.01 MC)Imagine a series of events results in a decrease in investments in U.S. businesses. Which phase of the business cycle does this reflect?

(04.07 MC) Use the graph to answer the question that follows.Assume that the market for loanable funds is in equilibrium at the rate of interest shown at point ‘R’ and the quantity of loanable funds, ‘Q,’ as shown in the accompanying graph. If there is an increase in productivity due to technological innovation, then what impact will this have on the demand for loanable funds, ceteris paribus?

(02.02 LC)Which product did Margaret Rousseau develop mass production techniques for?

(02.04 LC)How did southern colonial leaders circumvent the hope offered to enslaved African laborers through conversion to Christianity?

(03.05 MC)The housing market has collapsed. Banks are becoming very restrictive in their lending practices. Which action would the Federal Reserve take to encourage banks to increase lending to home buyers?

(02.08 LC)Which type of regulation keeps prices below equilibrium?

(03.02 LC)Which economist(s) thought that government should determine how, when, and for whom goods should be produced?

(02.05 MC)This question refers to the following excerpt.”Early American churchmen and churchwomen soon discovered that if they wanted to practice their beliefs unmolested in a diverse society, they had to grant the same right to others. This wisdom did not come easily. Yet over time, along with bickering and competition among denominations, there also were bargains, accommodations, and compromises. In realizing that no single doctrine of faith could dominate Middle Colony society, a heterogeneous people learned, not to cherish their differences, but, at least, to tolerate and live with them.”Source: Patricia U. Bonomi, historian, “Religious Pluralism in the Middle Colonies,” 2008The ideas about religious diversity described in the excerpt were later enhanced by developments such as the

(02.04 LC)Which of the following serves as direct evidence that enslaved African peoples sought to maintain their traditions?

  (02.06 MC)Use the table to answer the question that follows. Day Donuts per Hour 1 20 2 22 3 21 4 10 5 15 6 50 7 55 A donut shop needs to make donuts faster. The owner buys a new machine to speed production, and the team starts using it on Day 4. The owner tracks production over the course of seven days. Which of these statements summarizes how the machine affects productivity?