Voters Typically Have Information Only About Issues That Have a Perceptible

question 1

Multiple Choice

Voters typically have information only about issues that have a perceptible effect on their wellbeing and tend not to have information about other issues. Behaviour such as this is known as

• A) inefficient overprovision.
• B) political competition.
• C) the tragedy of voters.
• D) rational ignorance.
• E) voter preferences.

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Definitions:

State

An institution that maintains a monopoly over the legitimate use of force in a given territory.

Political systems

Refers to the framework of formal legal institutions, processes, and norms through which a society organizes its governance and allocates authority to make and enforce policies.

Socialist systems

Economic and political systems where the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

Totalitarian systems

A political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible.