Identify and discuss the four types of politics based on benefits and cost.
What will be an ideal response?
? Widely distributed benefits and widely distributed costs, or majoritarian politics. This means that all or most people benefit and all or most people pay.
?Narrowly concentrated benefits and widely distributed costs, or client politics. A few people, or some particular community or organization, benefits, but most people pay for what they get.
? Narrowly concentrated benefits and narrowly concentrated costs, or interest-group politics. A few people, communities, or organizations benefit, and a few people, communities, or organizations pay.?Widely distributed benefits and narrowly concentrated costs, or entrepreneurial politics. Almost everybody benefits, but only a few people, communities, or organizations pay the costs.
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Which of the following statements is true of energy sources in the United States?
A) U.S. oil production, which rose sharply after 1985, began to decline again in 2009. B) Low natural gas prices plus new air-pollution regulations have made coal uncompetitive as a source of electricity. C) The United States is not in favor of using nuclear energy as it releases greenhouse gases. D) The Obama administration approved the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline along the U.S. Gulf Coast. E) Imports of natural gas are cost-effective as natural gas can be transported by ship efficiently.
To what does gross domestic product (GDP) refer?
A. The difference in a given year between what the government raises in taxes and fees and what it spends B. The value of all of the goods and services produced by an economy in one year C. The total amount owed to those who have loaned money to the government D. An increase in the revenue from the sale of U.S. Treasury bonds E. The average value of goods and services produced in the United States
The economy of the Plains region of Texas was historically dominated by
What will be an ideal response?
What is the term used to describe the packaging of statements or actions in ways that politicians think people will find most attractive, often hiding the real import of the words or activities in the process?
a. Strategic speaking b. Attention deficit c. Speaking in code d. Spin doctoring e. Layered discussions