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.

A smaller courthouse would require fewer workers and materials and could open more quickly.

To answer your 2nd question;

How will this decision affect people and society?

answer; gravity pulls glaciers down hill and as glaciers flow it pick up rocks and soil;

the first phase of the government’s plan for settlement was building the transcontinental railroad. the railroad provided a way to bring settlers and manufactured goods west and ship their agricultural and mining produce east. the transcontinental railroad was an essential artery for rapid development of the frontier.

the second phase of the government’s plan was a liberal land distribution policy that made it possible for many people to homestead. with these two key elements—transportation and cheap land—the government rapidly achieved its goal of persuading people to move west, settle on farms, and push back the frontier.