A confederacy, since rather than a single unified body it is a confederation of states or provinces.
Mercantilism and barter are better described as historical economic systems, and in the past the governments and the kings/queens generally kept a closer control of the country, so let's not consider those options.
Now, we have: capitalism, communism, socialism.
Capitalism leaves the capital and the economic decisions in the hands of the private people, not the government. Socialism means a common possession of the means of production, but not by the govrenments, rather by the people, as is often seen as a milder form of communism.
Communism on the other hand is associated with authoritarian governments. Some example were the Soviet Union, and currently, North Korea and Cuba.
The use of economic, political, cultural or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies
Answer:
A. confirmation bias
Explanation:
Confirmation bias: In psychology, the term confirmation bias is also referred to as the confirmatory bias. The confirmation bias is described as the propensity of an individual to conform or agree to his or her beliefs or preconceptions that often leads to statistical error.
This is referred to as the type of cognitive bias involving various information that satisfies an individual's formerly existing biases.
In the question above, the statement signifies the confirmation bias.
