2006 Congressional Mid-Term Election Seats Gained/Lost
Republicans Democrats
Senate lost 6 gained 7
House of Representatives lost 27 gained 32
Use the chart to answer the question.
Which of the following events most likely affected the election results shown in the table?
A. the government’s response to the September 11 terrorist attacks
B. economic performance after the 2001 recession
C. the prosperity that came with the dot-com boom
D. the federal response to Hurricane Katrina

Identify the trade regulation concept described in each scenario. protectionism free trade trade war country a and country b want to develop their respective export markets. both countries have highly developed agricultural, industrial, and service sectors. the countries decide to initially lower trade barriers and eventually remove them completely. arrowright country a has an agrarian economy with an emerging industrial sector. to allow domestic industries to grow, country a applies quotas on all industrial products except those that are used as resources. arrowright country a passes an economic policy that will indirectly give its own companies an advantage over country b’s companies. country b alleges that the policy violates the countries’ trade agreement and imposes retaliatory tariffs. arrowright