What is the public-choice approach and on what premise does it base its claims?

What will be an ideal response?

The public-choice approach is grounded in microeconomics and particularly in the rational approach, which underpins economics that human beings are rational and seek to maximize their own self-interest. Along those lines, the public-choice approach posits that public officials are also self-interested and seek to minimize decisions that would put their careers at risk. Instead, their decisions reflect their desires to promote their careers. This explains the often-disappointing performances of government as this approach sees public officials as self-interested bureaucrats interested in growing inefficient government structures that are against the public’s best interest.

Political Science

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Which of the following statements is true about Near v. Minnesota? a. The state of Minnesota attempted to prevent J. M. Near from publishing “defamatory” material. b. The Supreme Court ruled that Minnesota violated J. M. Near’s First Amendment rights. c. The Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of the press was applicable to the states. d. All of the above are true.

a. The state of Minnesota attempted to prevent J. M. Near from publishing “defamatory” material. b. The Supreme Court ruled that Minnesota violated J. M. Near’s First Amendment rights. c. The Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of the press was applicable to the states. d. All of the above are true.

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Which of the following individuals would agree that each state should be allowed to determine for itself the extent to which national authority restricts its actions?

A. John Marshall B. Franklin D. Roosevelt C. John C. Calhoun D. Lyndon Johnson E. None of these answers is correct.

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