Question

1. governments role in a market economy is ________.

○ expansive
○ pervasive
○ null
○ limited

Explanation:

In a market economy, the government's role is not absent (null) nor overly extensive (expansive). While it does not control all aspects, its influence is widespread—ensuring property rights, regulating markets, providing public goods, and addressing externalities. "Pervasive" means spread throughout, which accurately describes the government's far-reaching but not total role in a market system.

Answer:

pervasive