Which of the following is (are) an example(s) of credible commitment problems in political settings?
A. Iraq’s Shia-dominated government promising Sunnis that if they disarm, the government will promise not to repress them and it will share power.
B. The British government in Northern Ireland promising to negotiate a political settlement with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) if the IRA will first turn in its arms.
C. The African National Congress (the mainly Black political party) in South Africa promising not to redistribute wealth away from the white minority if it transfers political power and ends the apartheid era.
D. all of these
D. all of these
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________ is the law in Texas that forbids candidates defeated in the primary election from filing to run as independents in the general election.
A. The "sore loser" law B. The "can't lose twice" law C. The "once bitten, twice shy" law D. Double jeopardy
Which of the following is a characteristic of picket-fence federalism?
A. Federal and state governments maintain diverse and sovereign powers. B. Specific policies and programs are administered by all levels of government. C. Powerful states are given increased power to decide how they should spend government revenues. D. State and local governments compete for businesses and citizens. E. Levels of government act as the vertical picket on the fence.
Policies designed to create special benefits for a particular state or district are called
a. pork barrel legislation. b. fragmented legislation. c. trade-off legislation. d. rollover policies. e. logrolling legislation.
The majority party elects the _________, but unlike the Speaker of the House, this position is not written into the Constitution
A) Senate majority whip B) president pro tempore C) Senate minority leader D) Senate majority leader E) House minority leader