POSC 225 NIGHTIGALE COLLEGE Question and answer already passedPOSC 225-- Elections/VotingCampaigns/Political Parties
Difference between a Democracy and a Republic - correct answer Democracy - System of govt in which it is ruled by the majority; ex. Ancient Greece
Republic - System of govt in ...
POSC 225--
Elections/VotingCampaigns/Political
Parties
Difference between a Democracy and a Republic - correct answer
✔Democracy - System of govt in which it is ruled by the majority; ex. Ancient
Greece
Republic - System of govt in which the majority of people vote for policy
makers so that the policies reflect the will of the governed; ex. Rome
Why did the Framers not choose a Direct Democracy - correct answer ✔The
sheer size of the new nation made self-government by direct democracy
impossible.
How does the electoral system try to minimize the problem of agency loss -
correct answer ✔Elections ameliorate the delegation problem in several
ways. First, they give ordinary citizens a say in who represents them. Second,
the prospect of future election gives officeholders who want to keep their jobs
a motive to be responsive agents. Third, elections provide powerful incentives
for the small set of citizens who want to replace the current officeholders to
keep a close eye on representatives and to tell everyone else about any
misconduct the detect
Suffrage - correct answer ✔the right to vote
Free-Rider Problem - correct answer ✔For a group, the problem of people
not joining because they can benefit from the group's activities without joining.
Strongest Influence on Voters - correct answer ✔Age and education have
the greatest influence on who votes and who does not.
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