Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding public choice theory? a. even though most public goods come from taxes, they often appear to be free, and if people think something is free they will overuse it. b. in an economic context, households, firms, and the government can be described as rent seeking. c. government regulation, although in many cases an important political function, is at times criticized for causing government failure. d. ideally, policy decisions would promote the interests of the majority, but instead, government seems to promote the goals of small special-interest groups to the disadvantage of the larger public.

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.