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Question 31

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When a group of people stand to gain from an action that is not rational for any of the members to undertake individually, a _______ exists.

A) free rider problem
B) collective action problem
C) moral hazard
D) societal well-being problem

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Question 32

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Compared to proportional-representation systems, two-party systems are thought to:

A) lead to more diverse views in the policy process.
B) offer a wider variety of platforms among which voters can choose.
C) create unwieldy combinations of policies within one platform.
D) be much less efficient and lead to very few compromises when voting.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Question 33

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At its extreme, the use of the powers of government by public officials to achieve personal gains is:

Suppose everyone in a town votes that they prefer improved public transportation systems over new public parks. According to the criteria of ________________, that preference should not change even if a third option, like a new public zoo, is introduced.

The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election. If a pairwise majority vote is held, and Bohai sets the agenda for votes, which pair will he put up for vote first?

Mail-in ballots are designed to:

The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election. If a pairwise majority vote is held, and the first pair to be voted on is a public zoo and public transportation, which voter(s) will be happiest with the outcome?

An ideal voting system will not function if a _______ is present who has the power to enact his or her own preferences.

Commentators on the presidential election between Bush and Gore in 2000 believe that the presence of Nader, a third-party candidate:

The time and money it takes to organize a group or a campaign and to get people's attention:

The amount of corruption that occurs in a government is hard to measure because:

The _______ theorem suggests that politicians maximize their votes by taking the policy position preferred by the median voter, under certain conditions?

Pairwise majority voting _______ of the criteria of an ideal voting system.

Pairwise majority voting fails to meet which of the following criteria of an ideal voting system?

Poll taxes are:

If we think of good governance as a public good created by well-informed voters, we can predict that it will be:

Which of the following is not true of term limits on political offices?

Suppose a vote is taken in a small town of 11 people to determine how much of the budget should go toward education spending. Five individuals vote for 10 percent, five others vote for 80 percent and one person votes for 25 percent. According to the median-voter theorem, the chosen amount to spend on education will be _______ percent of the budget.

If the liberum veto is used in a policy-making setting, it means:

When people are reluctant to voluntarily pay for goods and services that provide benefits for everyone, including those who don't pay, _______ exists.