Explain the “mountain climber syndrome” and its relation to policy agendas.
What will be an ideal response?
“Mountain climber syndrome” reflects the phenomenon in which society appears willing to spend almost any amount of money to rescue a single stranded mountain climber but will not spend the same amount of money to save many more lives by, for example, controlling automobile accidents or vaccinating children. Statistical lives are not nearly so visible and comprehensible as an identifiable individual stuck on the side of a mountain. Therefore, the visibility of a problem may affect its placement on an agenda as an active issue.
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a. London b. Ulster c. the European Union d. labor unions
The basic components of a criminal offense do not include proof of
a. an actus reus. c. mens rea. b. motive. d. concurrence.
As a member of the IRB you have received a research study to review and report on at the next IRB meeting. In reviewing and considering all aspects of the study you focus on the aspect of how the benefits of the study should be distributed
Should the research participants benefit most and should the research participants in the control group benefit as much as those in the experimental group. Such deliberations involve the moral principle of a. nonmalefience. b. beneficence. c. justice. d. integrity.
Which of the following is a primary determinant of how often a a president is likely to exercise his or her veto power?
A.) whether or not it is a midterm election year B.) whether the president's party has a majority in Congress C.) whether the economy is sound or faltering D.) whether the presidential approval ratings are above or below 50 percent