Discuss how pollution, global warming, and the depletion of natural resources are a modern tragedy of the commons.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Pollution, global warming, and the depletion of natural resources are all events that require individuals to work collectively to prevent. However, it is hard to prevent individuals from “defecting” from the collective effort, and thus it becomes a tragedy of the commons.
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a. the setting of a timeframe for a decision on the bill b. a full debate in a full session of the House c. a full debate in committee behind closed doors d. only a yes or a no vote without amendments
All laws, government planning, and government actions that concern internal issues of national importance fall under
A. regulatory policy. B. promotional policy. C. domestic policy. D. monetary policy. E. foreign policy.
Pluralist politics is all about building coalitions, which means ______.
A. getting people to agree to cooperate in elections in order to make governing possible B. that it is essential to make sure that the political party contains as many interests as possible C. getting people to agree on an action even in the absence of agreement on the purposes of the action D. getting people to agree to an action as long as there is an agreement about the purpose of the action