According to the implications of the Exit, Voice, and Loyalty game in Chapter 6, states with unlimited governments (what we might think of as dictatorships) should exhibit variation in economic growth. When will dictatorships perform poorly (i.e., have a stagnant economy)?
A. When the Parliamentarians have a credible exit threat and the Crown is dependent.
B. When the Parliamentarians have a credible exit threat and the Crown is autonomous.
C. When the Parliamentarians do not have a credible exit threat.
B. When the Parliamentarians have a credible exit threat and the Crown is autonomous.
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a. Each voter’s choices are on public record. b. Ballot campaigns tend to favor rich interest groups and politicians. c. The main goal of initiative qualification firms is to educate voters. d. All states have procedures in place for voter initiatives. e. Voters have the option to amend each measure on the ballot.
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a. the complexity of causation of international issues made it difficult, in this case, for Britain to go to war against Germany years later. b. it led to a decrease in military spending in Britain, leading it to be initially unprepared for German air assaults during World War II. c. Hitler saw the resolution, in which a majority voted to never again fight for king and country, as demonstrating that democracies were soft, with citizens who would not fight back. d. Hitler heard about the resolutions and decided that Britain was softer and weaker than any European nation, and could thus be easily defeated.