6. The arguments for restricting trade Suppose there is a policy debate regarding the United States' Imposing trade restrictions on Imported semiconductors. Read the following scenario and answer the question that follows. A senator from a state with several semiconductor factories argues that the United States should threaten to impose a tariff on Chinese semiconductors in order to induce the Chinese to remove its tariff on American cars. Which of the following justifications is the senator using to argue for the trade restriction on semiconductors? O Jobs argument O National-security argument O Unfair-competition argument O Using-protection-as-a-bargaining-chip argument O Infant-industry argument

6. The arguments for restricting trade Suppose there is a policy debate regarding the United States' Imposing trade restrictions on Imported semiconductors. Read the following scenario and answer the question that follows. A senator from a state with several semiconductor factories argues that the United States should threaten to impose a tariff on Chinese semiconductors in order to induce the Chinese to remove its tariff on American cars. Which of the following justifications is the senator using to argue for the trade restriction on semiconductors? O Jobs argument O National-security argument O Unfair-competition argument O Using-protection-as-a-bargaining-chip argument O Infant-industry argument

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