Pepole make choices about how to use__ resources.

The correct answer is: "scarce".

The scarcity of resources is the base of the economic science. Economic agents decide about how scarce resources are allocated to produce good and services directed to satisfy human needs which are theoretically limitless. Scarcity involves tradeoffs, giving something up to be able to obtain the scarce resource that is wanted.

becasue in the south they disallowed slavery but in the north slavery was illegial this boilled into because mexico wanted slavery

answer; i believe the correct answer is (favorable balance);