A method of privatization that grants an exclusive government contract to a private firm for the provision of a monopoly service for a designated period is known as ________
A. contracting
B. franchising
C. granting
D. vouchering
ANSWER: B
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Each member of Congress pursues a strategy that makes him or her succeed individually, but Congress as an institution becomes shackled with collective blame for the overall consequences. What is this an example of?
A. agency loss B. coordination problem C. free-rider problem D. prisoner's dilemma
John Locke's belief that government derives its authority from the people influenced the Declaration of Independence, which says, "Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from __________."
a. the consent of the governed b. the right to revolt c. the laws of Nature and Nature's God d. government itself
An interest group holding a demonstration outside the White House is an example of __________
a. multi-issue interest groups b. the free-rider problem c. grassroots or outside lobbying d. think tanks
The author argues that international politics should be considered as a
a. set of puzzles. b. world stage for political intrigue. c. level of analysis game. d. rational self-interest set.