Why might a country choose to devalue its currency?

to its trading partners
to encourage exports
to encourage imports
to reduce taxes

The correct answers is: "to encourage exports"

When a country devaluates its currency against another, the products from that country will become cheaper for consumers who pay in the other currency. It is a mechanism which is used to make national products more attractive abroad, so that producers in the country are able to serve a higher amount of consumers from foreign markets (and not limit themselves to the national demand).

B) to encourage exports

according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants