What does Rousseau's story of the stag and the hare NOT illustrate?
A. The problems created when people focus on self-preservation
B. The need for a social contract so the "general will" can be realized
C. The benefits of anarchy
D. The need for small communities
E. His view of the state of nature
Answer: C. The benefits of anarchy
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In An Economic Theory of Democracy (1957), Anthony Downs describes ________ voting as a puzzle because voting is not in one's self-interest and the benefits are not clear
A) compulsory B) economic C) psychological D) gender-based E) rational
Which of the outcomes, if any, is a Condorcet winner?
Imagine that three city council members are trying to decide how to spend a surplus.The options currently being debated are (i) spend it on improving primary education in the municipality, (ii) spend it on improving the level of medical care offered by the local hospital, or (iii) lower local taxes and use the surplus to cover the costs of existing programs.The council employs majority rule to make its decisions.The councillors have the following preference orderings over the spending choices:
Assume that the councillors hold a round-robin tournament that pits each alternative against every other alternative in a series of pair-wise votes.The winner is the alternative that wins the most contests.
A. education
B. medical
C. tax cut
D. there is no Condorcet winner in this example
Rules are used to______.
a. decide who gets power and influence b. decide who gets material resources and how c. govern the country d. determine who will win or lose future power struggles
The admission of 10 new members in 2004 resulted in an increase of ______ percent of European GDP
a. 5 c. 15 b. 10 d. 20