With respect to politics, why do rules matter?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. Rules define who has power and how they may legitimately use it. Rules also create incentives for action and inaction. An average answer would suggest the organizational benefits of having rules, or alternatively, might allude to the fact that without rules anarchy would arise. A good answer would explain the function rules perform in a political system (as defined above), or suggest an example of a rule that creates an incentive or disincentive for action, such as a local ordinance that rewards those who conserve water or a fine placed on those who waste it. The example in the book concerned supermajority rules, which help a minority gain power.
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