The typical outcome in the Prisoner's Dilemma is that __________.

A. neither prisoner confesses, thereby ensuring the best outcome for both
B. both prisoners confess, thereby ensuring the best outcome for both
C. one prisoner decides not to confess, believing he can do so later
D. both prisoners confess, thereby ensuring each is worse off than if they both did not confess


Answer: D

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A. The national health-insurance plan that the United States has adopted excludes the private sector. B. The United States is the only economically advanced nation that provides universal health-insurance coverage to its citizens. C. The universal health-insurance plan proposed by President Bill Clinton during his first term did not become a law. D. The national health-insurance plans are mainly concentrated in the world's economically backward nations. E. The United States is the first nation that provided universal health-insurance coverage to its citizens.

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Anti-federalists and federalists both feared ______.

a. some form of tyranny b. emerging national power c. the will of the people d. powerful states

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Choose the statement that best relates to objective journalism.

A. Because political news does not make much sense without an interpretation of what it means, journalists are relied upon to provide this interpretation. B. If a reporter knows that an official is lying, he or she has to say so directly. C. Reporters have to identify an event like a "town meeting" as a staged event when reporting about it. D. Journalists should avoid explicit interpretations of the news.

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What is the "necessary and proper" clause also called?

What will be an ideal response?

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