12. which of the following laws is considered a trade barrier?
a. a company that produces furniture is shut down
b. federal aid given tounemployed workers from a factory
c. paying money to an industry to encourage it to make goods in the country d. consumers deciding to purchase only locally made goods

13. what is one potential negative consequence associated with free trade? a. import and export taxes are high under free trade.
b. buyers and sellers can no longer make price decisions.
c. countries that practice free trade have high unemployment.
d. people in certain industries earn lower wages or sell fewer product

What british document established the right of free speech that was reinforced by this excerpt

It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. in fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills. which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited? (a) as people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them. (b) many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation. (c) many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems. (d) the study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies. (e) the tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation.

Current events - by going to any of the major news sources on the internet, find out the issues that are being discussed in congress by searching under "politics." find a subject that interests you, tell what it is and explain what the issue is about. detail what the arguments are on each side of the question.