Which best explains the economic benefits of building a smaller courthouse instead of a larger one?
a smaller courthouse would require fewer workers and materials and could open more quickly.
a smaller courthouse would require more workers and fewer materials and could open more quickly.
a smaller courthouse would require fewer workers and materials but could not open as quickly.
a smaller courthouse would require fewer workers and more materials but could not open as quickly.

Read this passage: the president has asked congress to consider a new antiterrorism law. the law would give law enforcement agencies more freedom to monitor suspected terrorists' phone calls, text messages, and internet usage. the law's supporters claim that it is an essential tool to keep americans safe from terrorism. its opponents claim that it infringes on their civil liberties by stripping them of the right to privacy. which action would the party opposing the president most likely take to resolve this issue? a. encourage its members to publicly attack the law to sway public opinion against it b. begin a campaign to have the president removed from office because of his proposal c. take the matter to federal court to prevent the party from having to support it d. demand that public safety issues be left to the states rather than the federal government (apex)