In Which of the Following Situations Is Representative Democracy Most

question 202

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations is representative democracy most likely to lead to the adoption of an inefficient government program?

• A) The program provides substantial benefits to a small interest group, and the costs are widespread among voters.
• B) Both the benefits and costs of the program are widespread among voters.
• C) The program is financed by a user charge that makes the individuals who benefit from the program pay for its cost.
• D) The program provides widespread benefits to all voters and imposes a significant cost on a small interest group.

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Definitions:

Medial Temporal Lobe

A region of the brain crucial for the formation of new memories and associated with the limbic system.

State-dependent Memory

A phenomenon where a person's ability to recall information is improved when in the same state of consciousness as when the memory was formed.

Encoding

The method through which data is converted into a form that can be retained in memory.

Recall

The process of retrieving information from memory that has been previously encoded and stored.