Single-peaked preferences imply that the stakeholder’s utility function first decreases and then increases again.
a. True
b. False
Ans: b
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A. They give ordinary citizens a say in who represents them. B. Elections are supervised by citizen judges. C. They discourage those who want to replace officeholders from monitoring and reporting on the activities of elected officials. D. The requirement that all citizens must vote ensures that the electorate is representative of all interests.
A good way to control for carry-over effects in within-subjects experiments, provided that there are not too many experimental conditions, is
A) positive practice. B) using a matched-subjects design. C) debriefing participants. D) counterbalancing.
Broadcasting is viewed as a public resource. Therefore it can be regulated under
a. a writ of mandamus. b. the equal protection clause. c. the scarcity doctrine. d. the rules of engagement. e. the right of rebuttal
The Supreme Court relies on support from ________
a. its enormous prestige b. Democratic majorities inCongress c. the obedience of state courts d. Republican majorities inCongress e. the popularity of its decisions