Bounded rationality
a. holds that humans are cognitively limited in important ways that restrict their ability to process information in a comprehensively level manner.
b. is a concept from psychology that highlights the extent to which initial contact or experiences are filtered through past contacts or relationships with similar individuals or settings.
c. is a condition under which people base decisions on reason and logic, leading them to act in ways that they believe will maximize their personal interests.
d. explains political outcomes by looking at the effects of individuals and their political decision.
e. is a theory that political leaders learn from previous successes and failures and adjust their behavior accordingly to maximize the likelihood of future successes.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Individuals with no party affiliation may participate in closed primaries. 2. The major broadcast networks have, in recent decades, cut back on the amount of live coverage that they give to the major political party conventions. 3. One explanation for why the United States has only two parties is that its society lacks the deep reinforcing social cleavages that often spawn new parties. 4. American political parties concentrate most of their power in their national committees. 5. From Barbour and Wright’s point of view, it seems that Americans often forget that a lot of what we call “politics” is really about “bickering” between political parties.
______ allows policy makers to evaluate the situation while taking incremental policy steps.
A. Decision analysis B. Rational analysis C. Policy evaluation D. Adaptive management
The leadership of political parties ______.
A. is dominated by successful and prominent men who view public service as a temporary duty that falls to members of their class B. is dominated by full-time professionals who have the skills to build networks of party workers, manage electoral alliances, and mobilize voters on Election Day C. has fallen primarily to the party activists who are willing to volunteer their time because they are deeply invested in promoting the interests of the parties D. operates largely through patronage as party leaders attract resources to reward those working on behalf of the party
__________ is a political system in which the national government shares power with local governments.
A. A unitary government B. Federalism C. A confederation D. A parliamentarian government E. A republic