1. Who was Galileo’s audience for this letter? What was his goal in writing? a. Galileo’s audience for the letter is a fellow scholar and astronomer Mark Welser. His goal in writing the letter is to prove that he is certain that the sun isn’t perfect. He wants to show that there are sunspots on the sun‚ and how they got there. This goes against what was being said at the time‚ that the cosmos was perfectly made by the Creator. 2. What theories does Galileo offer here? Based on what evidence? a.
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the checks and balances policies and amending the constitution are examples of three of these policies. The three branches of the government are imperative to keeping the powers combined between the states. There is the Judicial Branch which consists of the Supreme Court and all other federal courts. The Supreme Court was established in colonial times and the justices (judges) are appointed
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following is not a characteristic of money market instruments? a. short term to maturity b. small denominations c. low default risk d. high marketability e. All of the above are characteristics of money market securities. 2. Investors in the money markets are generally willing to take which of the following risks? a. default risk b. interest rate risk c. liquidity risk d. all of the above e. none of the above 3. Small investors are likely to invest in the money market through ____. a.
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is a limited government‚ to prevent tyranny of the despot‚ as well as checks and balances. Limitation in the government is where the governmental power is restricted by law. No one has ultimate power so that we can all live in a free and equal society. The second principle‚ checks and balances‚ means that the three branches can check on the other two branches making sure they don’t seize control. The constitution keeps
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of the federal is not a total separation. Each branch has control over the others to keep one from becoming more power than the remaining branches. This is known as a system of checks and balances. There is a second check in the division of power between the national and state governments known as federalism. When the Constitution was written‚ there was an attempt to create a national government with limited powers that allowed the states to retain most of their sovereign powers. Articles I‚ II
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International Economics‚ 9e (Krugman et al.) Chapter 9 The Instruments of Trade Policy 9.1 Basic Tariff Analysis 1) Specific tariffs are A) import taxes stated in specific legal statutes. B) import taxes calculated as a fixed charge for each unit of imported goods. C) import taxes calculated as a fraction of the value of the imported goods. D) the same as import quotas. E) import taxes calculated based solely on the origin country. Answer: B Page Ref: 192-198 Difficulty: Easy
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AND SUPPLY FOR MONEY – MACROECONOMICS REPORT DEMAND FOR MONEY * What is Demand for Money? The demand for money represents the desire of households and businesses to hold assets in a form that can be easily exchanged for goods and services. Spendability‚ or liquidity‚ is the key aspect of money that distinguishes it from other types of assets. For this reason‚ the demand for money is sometimes called the demand for liquidity. * Many factors influence our total demand for money balances. The
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income Income - earned Spending – Buy available goods and services *Distinguish between a flow and a stock (Box 3-1 Stocks and Flows) STOCKS FLOWS Measured at a particular point in time NO time dimension Has a Time dimension – only measured over a period Water level of dam measured at a particular point in time (at 00:00 on May 1 2007 capacity was 72‚64%) Flow of water into the dam measured over a period (1 May 2007 inflow was measured as 250 cubic metres per second Stock Takes Calculation
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checklist is designed with the (ideal) timetable of twelve months. If you’re planning your wedding on a shorter schedule‚ just start at the beginning of the list and try to catch up as quickly as possible. Use the boxes to the left of the items to check off tasks as you complete them. 9 to 12 months prior to wedding day: ☐Arrange a gathering for you and your parents. ☐Determine budget and how expenses will be shared. ☐Discuss the size‚ style‚ location‚ and scope of the wedding you want. ☐Choose
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Money is an extremely vital component of US elections. In today’s modern elections‚ Candidates are required to spend massive amounts of money on media outlets such as television‚ radio and print ads to promote themselves and keep up with their competitors. In addition to these costs‚ other necessities like travel‚ equipment‚ office space‚ campaign managers‚ consultants‚ etc. are essential to the smooth operation and effectiveness of a campaign. For example‚ in the 2011-2012 presidential campaign
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