The Trading of Votes to Secure Favorable Outcomes on Decisions

question 220

Multiple Choice

The trading of votes to secure favorable outcomes on decisions that would otherwise be defeated is called

• A) median-voter trading.
• B) the special-interest effect.
• C) political logrolling.
• D) the paradox of voting.

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Definitions:

Personal Intervention

Direct and personal involvement in attempting to alter a situation or outcome.

Morphogenesis

The biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape and structure.

System-enhancing Behaviors

Refers to actions taken by individuals or groups that improve or optimize the functionality and effectiveness of a system.

Cathexis

A psychoanalytic term that describes the process of investing mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea.