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 explains that it is necessary to impose trade restrictions, such as a tariff, on the semiconductor industry to protect workers in the domestic semiconductor industry. The senator claims that without trade protection, there will be layoffs, causing many U.S. workers in the semiconductor industry to become unemployed. Which of the following justifications is the senator using to argue for the trade restriction on semiconductors? O Using-protection-as-a-bargaining-chip argument O Unfair-competition argument National-security argument O Infant-industry argument O Jobs argument

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 explains that it is necessary to impose trade restrictions, such as a tariff, on the semiconductor industry to protect workers in the domestic semiconductor industry. The senator claims that without trade protection, there will be layoffs, causing many U.S. workers in the semiconductor industry to become unemployed. Which of the following justifications is the senator using to argue for the trade restriction on semiconductors? O Using-protection-as-a-bargaining-chip argument O Unfair-competition argument National-security argument O Infant-industry argument O Jobs argument

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