Assume instead of the military-equipment issue, thomas’s religion required that he take a break at noon every day to take illegal drugs. the drugs are considered "schedule i" drugs, meaning the government has evaluated them and determined that the drugs have no medicinal value but have a high risk of addiction or serve as "gateway" drugs, leading the users to even more serious drugs. the state relies on studies linking drug use to criminal activity and violence.1. a court is likely to find that the state’s interest in reducing illegal drug activity, along with the associated criminal activity, is a (compelling/ reasonable/ rationale/ comprehensive) interest that would justify violating thomas’s religious freedom.2. if the court considers the state’s reasons sufficient, it is likely to find that the regulation that violates thomas’s religious freedom is ( valid/ invalid) if the regulation is the only way to meet that government objective.

Consider the market for gas-powered small cars. assume gas-powered small cars are a normal good. for each of the following events, identify which of the determinants of demand or supply are affected. if demand is unaffected by this event because it creates only a supply change, select the “none” option under the “demand determinant” column. similarly, if supply is unaffected by this event because it creates only a demand change, select the “none” option under the “supply determinant” column. event demand determinant supply determinant people decide to have more children. the price of electric small cars falls. the discovery of a new source of iron ore lowers steel prices. an economic recession lowers people’s wealth. a number of major car dealers decide to switch from selling gas-powered cars to selling electric cars. show the effect of the following event on the market for gas-powered small cars: people decide to have more children for each of the four independent situations, prepare the journal entries to record the exchange on the books of each company.