One of the advantages of a decentralized system of government is the consolidation of power into one leader

In 1989, the Texas Supreme Court said the existing education finance system violated a state constitutional requirement for __________

a. state funding of charter schools b. equal pay for teachers regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender c. an efficient system of public education d. automatic admittance to a state university for students from poor school districts

Suppose state A has to decide whether to go to war against state B or to remain in the status quo. A’s utility from the status quo is 0.81. A has 100 units of power, and B has 20 units of power. A’s probability of winning is 0.8. A’s utility from winning is 1, and A’s utility from losing is 0. Suppose A chooses not to go to war and remains in the status quo. This implies that:

a. A state that is relatively happy with the status quo might not attack even if it is much more powerful than the other state. b. A is irrational. c. A is risk-averse. d. States never put their security at risk.