A situation in which a group of people stand to lose a common resource due to overuse unless some limiting measures are taken is known as _________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
the tragedy of the commons
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India's constitution defines India as a __________ republic
a. Hindu b. Muslim c. Buddhist d. Communist e. secular
A group of physicians tests a new analgesic on their patients with chronic pain problems. They obtain patient ratings of pain, administer the new drug for a week, and then obtain pain ratings again
They find that pain ratings are down 10 points at their second observation. This is an example of which experimental design. a. one-group posttest-only design b. one-group pretest-posttest design c. non-equivalent posttest-only design d. non-equivalent before-after (pretest-posttest) design
Which of the following was the reason for the increase in the government's willingness to fight over the Biafra territory which led to the Biafran war?
A. The Ibo were organized into many relatively small city-states, with no centralized political authority in the region. B. In 1966, a group of mostly Ibo military officers seized power in a coup d'état. C. The Ibo seceded from Nigeria and declared themselves the independent Republic of Biafra. D. The majority Ibo territory of Biafra in the southeast included the oil-rich region of the Niger Delta. E. Many Ibos were unable to reclaim pre-war jobs in the Nigerian government.
In the early days of the United States, communities were idealized as civic republics where citizens a. seek to build an economically inspired community that is interested in maximizing individual liberty andaccumulating wealth
b. view the community as a corporate enterprise that is driven to minimize costs and maximize fee income. c. view community government based on the principle of mutual consent, and citizens share fundamental beliefsand participate in public affairs. d. view community government based on the principle of laissez-faire economics.