An exclusion of all products from certain countries or companies by a government or group is called a (n):

a. expropriation

b. quota

c. tariff

d. exchange control

e. boycott

(E) boycott

Explanation:

Boycott refers to the avoidance of goods and products from an entity in an act of protest against an action by the entity. The entity could be a state, government, company, or any other body. The aim is usually to prevent economic benefits from flowing to the entity thereby forcing it to reverse the action being protested against.

Expropriation refers to the takeover of a property by a government usually for public use. Quota refers to limiting the quantity of goods to be imported from a foreign country to a given quantity. Tariff refers to a charge on imports from other countries. Exchange control refers to measures aimed at stabilizing the value of a nation's currency.