In the prisoner's dilemma situation, it is always rational to
a. confess (defect), since by confessing you are better off no matter what your opponent does.
b. not confess (not defect), since by cooperating with the other player you will get off without a penalty.
c. confess, in order to get the sucker (saint) payment.
d. not confess (not defect), since you know the other player will never defect.
A
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A marginal district is one in which
A. voters frequently change party affiliation. B. the constituency is made up largely of minority groups. C. voters are not clear as to which candidate is the incumbent. D. gerrymandering has produced a loose affiliation of interest groups. E. the winner in an election gets less than 55 percent of the vote.
The text identifies two types of lobbyists,
A) full-time employees and consultants. B) policy experts and legal specialists. C) attorneys and non-attorneys. D) those based in Washington, D.C., and those based elsewhere. E) ?old school? and ?modern style? lobbyists.
Which of the following does not fit with the definition of power?
a. Power is getting political actors to do what they would not normally do. b. The exercise of power is always destructive. c. Power can be used for a variety of purposes. d. Power is central to the practice of politics.
In a prospective voting model, voters are interested in what government will do __________
a. on social issues b. about education c. at the state level d. in the future