Lake Chad in Africa borders four sovereign states, and each has been drawing on the lake's water for decades, leading to its near depletion. This is a real-world example of __________
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Answer: the tragedy of the commons
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The rivalry between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst led to ______.
A. the establishment of the annual competition for the America's Cup B. innovations in publishing that created the modern mass circulation newspaper C. parties co-opting newspaper publishers all across the country D. the first movie studio and theater chain owned by a newspaper chain
A federal employee who was appointed by the president with the explicit task of carrying out the president's political and partisan agenda would be known as which of the following?
A. A political appointee B. A merit system appointee C. A Pendleton Act employee D. A civil service employee E. A career civil servant
Those who disagree with the pluralist theory argue that American politics is __________.
A. a collection of pluralist groups maintaining a balance of power among themselves B. an elite of economic, political, and military leaders in unresponsive control of the political game C. a collaboration of pluralist groups and society's power elites who together run the democracy D. an anarchy that represents the political conflicts
An example of political instability in modern-day Mexico includes a military coup taking place over the issue of a stolen presidential election
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.