Download Understanding Collective Action Problems & Solutions in Political Science - Prof. Crespin and more Study notes Local Government Studies in PDF only on Docsity! COLLECTIVE ACTION Deciding where a large group should go to dinner is an example of what type of collective action problem? Coordination Watching public television (PBS) without contributing to your local station is an example of what type of collective problem? Free Rider In democratic nations, every aspect of political choice presents a challenge. The 3 general steps to determining political choices (or, in other words, solving collective action problems) are… 1. Combine and rank preferences, 2. Agree on a course of action, 3. Figure out how to enforce it Organizations prescribing processes for reaching and enforcing collective agreements are better known as what? Institutions Define the free-rider problem and give a political example of it. Large group of people who fly under the radar and reap the benefits of others. Voting, PBS Cutthroat competition between different states over commercial and industrial investment is an example of what type of collective action problem? What are the two generalized solutions to the free-rider problem? What is the problem in the Principle-Agent relationship? Name a political example. What is a zero sum issue? Explain the difference between transaction costs and conformity costs and the relationship that exists between them. CONSTITUTION What determines the number of Electoral College votes that a particular state gets? Based on how many members in the congress or house of reps Article I of the Constitution details the role of the ___________ branch. Legislative What was the Virginia Plan and what types of states supported it? 3 groups of government, based off population how many reps you get, bigger states supported it, bi-camel What does the “Necessary and Proper Clause” of the Constitution mean? It means the government has power to do what they think is best How many amendments to the U.S. Constitution are there? And who initiated the process of ratifying each one? 27, and Congress How many votes does it require to win the electoral college and the Presidency of the United States? How many popular votes does it require to win? Article II of the Constitution details the role of the ____________ branch. What was the New Jersey Plan and what types of states supported it? What does the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution mean? US Constitution is the Supreme law of the land How many states were required to ratify the Constitution in order for it to become law? Why was this significant in regards to the differences between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation? FEDERATION Who between the federalists and the anti-federalists opposed a strong central government and favored localized, direct-democracy over a larger republic? Shared Federalism The recognition that the national and state governments jointly supply services to the citizenry is called ___________. The Bill of Rights
