Some analysts try to predict how likely a policy issue will be placed on the agenda for action. Policy issues that have ______ have the best chances to be placed on a public agenda.
A. low conflict and high saliency
B. high conflict and high saliency
C. low conflict and high risk
D. high conflict and high reward
A. low conflict and high saliency
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A pacific dove has a higher probability of launching an attack against an opponent if they are weaker than their foe and they are unclear about their foe’s type (dove, hawk, aggressor, or pacific). Why?
a. Negotiating first will trick the foe into believing the dove is really a hawk. b. Negotiating first may result in an unknown opponent eliminating the dove. c. Removing the foe’s first strike advantage diminishes its bargaining power in future negotiations. d. b and c are correct.
Is the sign that Fish found on the coefficient on Islamic religious tradition what he had predicted he would find?
A. Yes B. No
Why might forecasting be used to examine an issue? What are the potential drawbacks of this technique?
What will be an ideal response?
The Gold Standard ______.
A. failed because it sparked massive hyperinflation in the postwar German economy B. while tremendously stable for international prices, was eventually deemed ineffective and detrimental to market stability because of newly independent colonies’ ability to build wealth through mining C. is similar to today’s system in which exchange rates of the world’s currencies generally float, meaning the value of currencies goes up and down according to the world’s demand for gold D. allowed, in the participating major economies, for the exchange of currencies based on their value in relation to a specific amount of gold