Generally Speaking, Female Citizens

question 29

Multiple Choice

Generally speaking, female citizens

• A) have shown nearly identical voting patterns from their male counterparts in recent decades.
• B) participate more actively in political causes than men do.
• C) are more likely to support the death penalty and other potential deterrents of crime.
• D) back government-based social welfare programs more strongly than male citizens do.
• E) tend to be most active in politics in states where there are few women in high government offices to protect their interests.

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Definitions:

Negative Externalities

Unintended and adverse side effects suffered by third parties or the environment as a result of economic activities.

Direct Controls

Government policies that directly constrain activities that generate negative externalities. Examples include maximum emissions limits for factory smokestacks and laws mandating the proper disposal of toxic wastes.

Economic Efficiency

A situation where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the net benefit to society or achieves the desired output with the least waste.

Negative Externalities

Costs suffered by a third party as a result of an economic transaction or activity, not reflected in the transaction's price.