According to a BBC article, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe had opposition leaders arrested after police broke up a banned political rally on March 11, 2007 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6457329.stm). The opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai appeared in court two days later with “a badly bruised face and stitches in a head wound.” The U.S. government, among others, was considering sanctions in response to Mugabe’s actions. According to the British Foreign Office minister, Lord David Triesman, “Zimbabwe's government had committed ‘actions . . . bordering on crimes against humanity.’ Lord Triesman pointed to the government's suppression of Mr. Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change and the eviction of hundreds of thousands of people from urban areas in 2005.” The
article also notes, “More than 80% of Zimbabweans are living in poverty, with chronic unemployment and inflation running at more than 1,700%–the highest in the world.” Which of the following systems would provide incentives for the type of behavior described in this article?
A. Large W, large S
B. Small W, small S
C. Small W, large S
D. Large W, small S
C. Small W, large S
You might also like to view...
What was the purpose of the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)?
a. to abate criticism of the U.S. banking system b. to bail out the nation's financial institutions c. to decrease the Fed's control over monetary policy d. to increase the money supply in the national marketplace
Compare and contrast the manner in which House and Senate campaigns allocate campaign resources.
What will be an ideal response?
A two party system is a party system with only two parties present
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following is true of the 2008 elections?
a. Its presidential debates were less popular than the World Series. b. Cable TV and the Internet were more important than ever before. c. The McCain convention speech won more viewers than the presidential debates. d. Newspaper subscribers increased dramatically. e. Internet sites covering campaigns had the fewest readers ever.