The Downs Model Source: Author's Analysis of Combined 2008

question 20

Multiple Choice

The Downs Model Source: Author's analysis of combined 2008 and 2010 General Social Survey data.
-Which of the following is part of Anthony Downs's rational-choice model?

• A)voters want to maximize the chance that their preferred policies will be adopted by government
• B)logic and reason always prevail in the American electorate
• C)party identity will lose its importance over the next 100 years
• D)voters are acting rationally when they vote against their self-interest -Consider This: Rational choice assumes that individuals act in their own best interest.

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Definitions:

Mutualism

Species interaction that benefits both species.

Colonists

Individuals or groups who settle in a new area or country, often establishing control or cultivating it for the first time.

Extinct

Refers to a species that no longer has living members.

Larger Islands

Islands of a relatively greater size, which can support more diverse ecosystems and larger populations than smaller islands.