Each member of Congress pursues a strategy that makes him or her succeed individually, but Congress as an institution becomes shackled with collective blame for the overall consequences. What is this an example of?
A. agency loss
B. coordination problem
C. free-rider problem
D. prisoner's dilemma
Answer: D
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A) "What is the strength and direction of the relationship between variables X and Y?" B) "What is the best equation for predicting variable Y from variable X?" C) "What is the correlation of each of the demographic variables with the dependent measures?" D) All of the above
The most accurate statement about the differences in opinion between party activists and regular voters is
a. there really are no differences in their opinions. b. party activists are less ideological and more pragmatic, whether conservative or liberal, than regular voters. c. party activists are apt to hold more extreme views, whether conservative or liberal, than regular voters. d. regular voters are more likely than party activists to consistently vote for their party.
Al Qaeda’s attacks on September 11, 2001, were attributed in part to an ________ between open and closed societies.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The 1824 constitution was _______________ in concept.
a. confederal b. unitary c. consolidated d. federalist