The Securities and Exchange Commission is a unit of the federal government that was established to perform specific functions regarding the regulation of private companies. What is this an example of?
A. A standing committee
B. A cabinet department
C. An administrative agency
D. A contract system
E. A legislative liaison
Answer: C
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Country B has threatened country A. If A does not give B a disputed port city on the border between the two countries, B will take the city by force. The leaders of A believe that there is a 0.4 probability that they can repel B’s army if it attacks. A’s value if it retains the port city is 8 and its value if it loses the port city is ?4. The leaders of A believe they have two choices: fight or capitulate. What is country A’s expected utility of "fight"?
a. 0.8 b. 2.4 c. 3.2 d. 5.6
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 was amended in 1974 to
A) create the Federal Election Commission. B) provide public financing for congressional races. C) limit campaign expenditures in presidential elections to a maximum of $2 million. D) create the Federal Communications Commission. E) expand presidential campaign spending to an unlimited amount.
____ describes a situation in which it is better for participants to cooperate than to be narrowly self-interested
A) Anarchic complexity B) Prisoner's dilemma C) Security D) Stag hunt E) State level
In the United States, a political party is made up of a group of people who
a. disagree on how to resolve the basic issues affecting the country b. work to get candidates elected to political offices c. work separately to support one major program or policy d. support split-ticket voting