The situation in which individuals are tempted not to contribute to a cause because they will get the benefits even if they do not participate is called the
A. size factor.
B. free-rider problem.
C. disincentive factor.
D. zero-sum game.
E. special-interest paradox.
Answer: B
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Which of the following is the most common method of choosing secretaries of state?
A. appointment by the federal government B. popular election C. appointment by the state supreme court D. appointment by the governor E. legislative election
The assumption by the federal government of all regulatory policy in a particular policy area is called
a. total preemption. b. a federal mandate. c. a national federal mandate. d. state exclusion prerogative.
Descriptive research addresses the question ______________, whereas, causal research addresses the question ______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Congress first allowed nonwhites to become naturalized citizens in __________, when it extended naturalization to "persons of African descent."
A) 1826 B) 1870 C) 1898 D) 1908 E) 1921