Match Each Description with the Item Below

question 55

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the item below.
-Stephen Decatur

• A)was a Federalist appointed by John Adams as the justice of the peace in the District of Columbia but never served his appointment
• B)was nicknamed "Old Hickory" due to his toughness as a commander and led an expedition across Alabama during the War of 1812
• C)was sent by Jefferson to France to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase, later with the help of James Monroe
• D)was a naval hero against the Barbary pirates and set fire to the frigate Philadelphia after slipping into Tripoli Harbor
• E)was one of the U.S. diplomats who met with British officials in Ghent to negotiate the end of the War of 1812
• F)saw the British attack of Fort McHenry from Baltimore Harbor and, as a result, wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner"
• G)became vice president in 1801, was Jefferson's ambitious Republican rival, and engaged in a duel with Hamilton
• H)was a chief justice who set out to strengthen the judiciary and was a chief critic and lifelong enemy of Jefferson
• I)was an American naval hero in the War of 1812 and defeated the Native American leader Tecumseh
• J)was appointed to explore the Louisiana Purchase and Far West after having been Jefferson's private secretary

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Definitions:

Maximin Strategy

A decision rule used in game theory and decision theory for minimizing the possible loss for a worst-case (maximum loss) scenario.

Nash Equilibrium

A situation in game theory where each player's strategy is optimal given the strategies of other players.

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where no player can benefit by changing their strategy while the other players keep theirs unchanged.

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where each player's strategy is optimal given the strategies of all other players, resulting in no incentive to deviate.