Why Did the Democratic National Convention Agree in 2016 to Establish

question 67

Multiple Choice

Why did the Democratic National Convention agree in 2016 to establish a commission that would create new rules for how superdelegates must vote in the 2020 convention?

• A) Superdelegates can give an unfair advantage to party leaders.
• B) Superdelegates cannot influence the outcome of the nominating process.
• C) Delegates have too much electoral power.
• D) Delegates must wait to determine how superdelegates will vote.

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Definitions:

Free-rides

The situation where individuals consume a public good without contributing to its cost, benefiting from others' contributions.

Common Resource

A natural or man-made resource where one user's consumption reduces or diminishes the utility of that resource for others, and where it is difficult to exclude anyone from using the resource.

Rival

Refers to a competitor within the same market that offers similar products or services.

Nonexcludable

A nonexcludable good or service is one where it is impossible, or highly costly, to prevent someone from benefiting from it, regardless of whether they have contributed towards it, such as public parks or national defense.