Tiffany Supports the Policy Objectives of the National Rifle Association

question 18

Multiple Choice

Tiffany supports the policy objectives of the National Rifle Association, but she has not actually joined the organization because she knows that her small membership fee will not make much of a difference in whether the organization succeeds or fails in its mission. Tiffany's thinking is indicative of a/an ________.

• A) coordination problem
• B) prisoner's dilemma
• C) principal-agent problem
• D) unstable coalition
• E) collective action problem

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Definitions:

United States Constitution

The supreme law of the United States, establishing the framework of the government and the relationship between the federal government and the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.

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The branch of government responsible for making laws; in the U.S., it consists of the Congress, which is divided into the Senate and House of Representatives.

Statutes

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