What do we call a situation in which uncoordinated actions of individuals lead to less than optimal outcomes because, although many individuals would benefit from some cooperative action or actions, few incentives lead any particular individuals to assume the costs of such actions?
A) Anarchic complexity
B) Collective action problem
C) Commitment problem
D) Prisoner's dilemma
E) Stag hunt
B
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Which of the following best describes the relationship between socioeconomic status and participation in politics?
(A) The lower one's socioeconomic status, the more likely it is that one will run for public office. (B) The higher one's socioeconomic status, the greater the probability of active involvement in the political process. (C) Adults who are unemployed have a greater personal interest in policy and tend to participate more actively in politics than do employed adults. (D) People in the lower socioeconomic status are the most likely to vote. (E) There is no relationship between socioeconomic status and political participation.
During which of the following periods did global military spending decline?
a. 1939–1945 b. 1952–1967 c. 1988–1998 d. 2001–2011
Stuart Taylor contends that the Miranda v. Arizona decision
a. often leads to a situation where guilty suspects are freed on technicalities. b. should be overturned by the Supreme Court. c. has significantly increased the number of confessions made to police. d. did not forbid the forcible extraction of information but only the use of that information as evidence in a criminal case.
The traditional privilege of selecting the vice presidential nominee of the party goes to
A) the national chairperson. B) the presidential nominee. C) the national committee. D) the credentials committee. E) the last victorious presidential candidate of the party.