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question 3

Multiple Choice

Assume that you are a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from your home state and district. Which of the following best explains why you have a strong incentive to get the federal government to finance pork-barrel projects in your district?

• A) Most of the benefits of pork-barrel projects within your district will accrue to your constituents, whereas most of the costs will be imposed on voters from other districts.
• B) Most of the costs of pork-barrel projects within your district will be imposed on your constituents, whereas most of the benefits will accrue to voters from other districts.
• C) Pork producers are a powerful political lobby that will influence the actions of legislators in all districts.
• D) This is a trick question; in a representative democracy, there is little incentive for legislators to support pork-barrel projects.

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