Logic of American Politics Chapter 2 Test Questions and Answers
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Logic of American Politics Chapter 2 Test Questions and Answers
Bargaining and compromise - Answer-Is essential for producing successful political outcomes.
Hobbes's argument in Leviathan can be restated as - Answer-Monarchs offer a cost-effective means to collective action.
An increase in ...
Logic of American Politics Chapter
2 Test Questions and Answers
Bargaining and compromise - Answer-Is essential for producing successful political
outcomes.
Hobbes's argument in Leviathan can be restated as - Answer-Monarchs offer a cost-
effective means to collective action.
An increase in the number of veto holders does which of the following? - Answer-
Increases transaction costs
Government institutions consist of which of the following? - Answer-Offices that confer
on their occupants specific authority and responsibilities
The veto is similar to command authority because it is - Answer-Unilateral
Because of the large size of populations and the complexity of the issues to be
resolved, the degree of success populations in nations have in politics depends largely
on which of the following? - Answer-Whether they have developed constitutions and
governments that work
The free-rider problem describes - Answer-The decision of an individual to withhold his
or her contribution from collective group action.
The statement "War is politics by other means" suggests which of the following? -
Answer-War happens when the bargaining of politics fails.
Without rules and procedures for promoting successful collective action, as participants
and preferences multiply - Answer-Unstructured negotiation rarely yields a collective
decision all parties can accept.
Assigning authority to make and implement decisions to a smaller number of persons
who are expected to act on behalf of the larger group's interest is an example of which
of the following? - Answer-Delegation
The free-rider problem is often found in? - Answer-Large Groups
Which of the following is example of agenda control? - Answer-Political parties
nominating candidates in a primary
, A "prisoner's dilemma" arises in which of the following instances? - Answer-Whenever
individuals who ultimately would benefit from cooperating with each other also have a
powerful and irresistible incentive to break the agreement and exploit the other side
Political institutions include which of the following? - Answer-A set of rules prescribing a
political process for reaching and enforcing collective agreements
A parliamentary system is different from a presidential system primarily for which of the
following reasons? - Answer-In a presidential system, the executive and legislative
branches are separate.
Which of the following is a good formal definition of politics? - Answer-The process
through which individuals and groups reach agreement on a course of common action
even as they continue to disagree on the goals of the action
"Collective action" refers to which of the following? - Answer-The efforts of a group to
reach and implement agreements
The idea that "social choices breed conflict" is especially true - Answer-When the
choices involve issues that affect the political parties' core constituencies.
To say we regard preferences as "givens" means which of the following? - Answer-
Individuals and groups know what they want.
Which of the following are two features of public goods? - Answer-Their costs are borne
collectively and no one can be excluded from their benefits.
The difference between authority and power is which of the following? - Answer-
Authority is the right to make a particular decision and power is the actual influence the
institution has over that action.
Modern democracies blend delegation and majority rule together into what is known as
which of the following? - Answer-Representative government
A simple majority is defined as - Answer-one-half plus one.
A prominent cue that helps individuals recognize the preferences of others with whom
they want to cooperate is called a (an) - Answer-focal point
Coordination problems - Answer-Can be solved by larger groups seeking to solve
problems by designating and following a leader.
The Framers designed a government that - Answer-By minimzing conformity costs
through increased transaction costs such as separation of powers and limited national
authority
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