Why is the prisoner’s dilemma a critical part of American politics?
a. Uncertainty and incomplete information prevent collective action even when the majority agree on a policy.
b. Each side recognizes they will be better off acting alone because no one can be trusted to cooperate.
c. The dilemma has been viewed as a problem since the nation’s founding.
d. Successful exchanges occur when each side recognizes they will be better off with a collective outcome rather than acting alone.
d. Successful exchanges occur when each side recognizes they will be better off with a collective outcome rather than acting alone.
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A) Positively skewed. B) Negatively skewed. C) Symmetric. D) Rectilinear.
With respect to the judicial branch, the Constitution
A) created a Supreme Court. B) created a system of lower level federal courts. C) established the power of judicial review. D) specified that there would be nine justices on the Supreme Court. E) all of the above.
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that if Maryland adopted a tax on the Bank of the United States
a. Maryland would gain an unconstitutionally large revenue stream. b. they could destroy the national bank. c. they would have to tax other banks in Maryland at the same rate. d. the national bank would have to pay it. e. under federalism that would be an act not subject to review by the courts.
Identify two global processes that reflect globalization.
What will be an ideal response?