What is the free-rider problem that organized interests face, and how can it be overcome?
What will be an ideal response?
Individuals often have a disincentive to join groups engaged in collective action. A single person often believes his or her individual contribution will be quite limited, so his or her actions will have little effect and will not be missed by peers in the individual’s social or political group. Also, if the group’s success will result in all individuals of the group reaping the rewards regardless of contribution, there will be little reason to join. A group can overcome this by having the ability to control who enjoys the benefits of the group’s success, so that only members receive the fruits of the group’s labors. Also, by giving members a sense of solidarity or purpose from joining, no matter how small the contribution to the group’s success, groups can entice prospective members to join.
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This political ideology believes that government should not interfere in the economic or social life of people except to provide police and military protection
a. Classical liberalism b. Traditional conservatism c. Marxism d. Libertarianism e. Nihilism
The argument for the responsible party model is that democracy is strengthened when ______.
a. voters are given clear alternatives and hold parties responsible for their promises b. politicians have the flexibility to take individual positions on issues, regardless of their party c. voters vote for the candidate, not the party d. there are only two parties e. the character of the candidates is more important than their policy positions
Besides the wording of a question, what else is important about questions in polls?
Of the following, which type of worker is best positioned to withstand the effects of an economic downturn such as the Great Recession?
a. blue-collar workers b. low-skilled service workers c. manufacturing industry employees d. software engineers