What does your analysis of the two games say about the conditions under which politicians who benefit from existing electoral laws are likely to support reforms that will help other parties?
A. Large parties will never support reforms.
B. If a large party is losing its size advantage and there is an electoral advantage from being seen as a reformer, then it will support the reform.
C. Large parties will always support reforms.
D. Can’t say based on the information given.
B. If a large party is losing its size advantage and there is an electoral advantage from being seen as a reformer, then it will support the reform.
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Fearon says states have incentives to misrepresent their capabilities and resolve. What are these incentives?
a. They hope their misrepresentation will focus the adversary away from their weaknesses. b. They hope to delay negotiations with the adversary. c. States fear that telling the truth about their capabilities might intimidate their adversaries. d. States misrepresent because it gives them a first-strike advantage. e. States misrepresent because they want their adversaries to respect them.
Governments in the modern world, whether democratic or not, are similar in doing all of the following EXCEPT
A) protecting citizens? civil liberties. B) maintaining a national defense. C) providing public goods. D) collecting taxes. E) providing public services.