Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. To stay in power, leaders must keep members of their winning coalitions happy.
2. A key part of the selectorate theory is that the actions of the leader (e.g., setting the tax rate) can affect the level of economic growth for the entire country.
3. BDM2S2 argue that a leader’s decision to provide (mostly) public versus (mostly) private goods is based on how civic-minded they are.
4. Loyalty toward the incumbent leader declines as the winning coalition grows relative to the selectorate (that is, as W/S gets larger).
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
You might also like to view...
In the case of Barron v. Baltimore (1833), a private citizen attempted to apply the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment as the basis for a state-level civil suit. The practical effect of this ruling against the private citizen
a. made the Bill of Rights virtually meaningless to the state governments. b. turned public opinion sharply against the national government. c. was a catalyst for commencement of the Civil War. d. clearly established the subordination of state governments to the Bill of Rights. e. established the right of states to control interstate commerce.
Given the relationship between information and knowledge of the causation of policy problems, which is the simplest type of policymaking?
A. conditional B. craftsman C. creative D. routine