Franking Privilege Allows Incumbent Members of Congress to ____________________

question 40

Multiple Choice

Franking privilege allows incumbent members of Congress to ____________________.

• A) travel to and from their home state for free
• B) never pay taxes
• C) mail materials to constituents without paying for postage
• D) enjoy free medical and dental benefits
• E) garner an extensive financial bonus yearly to go towards a charity of their choice

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Definitions:

Probability

Probability is a measure or estimation of how likely it is that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

Utility

In economics, a measure of satisfaction or happiness that consumers derive from consuming goods and services.

Von Neumann-Morgenstern

A theory designed to understand the utility of outcomes in strategic games, emphasizing the mathematical expected utility.

Expected Utility

A theory in economics that calculates the utility of an outcome based on its probability and the utility of the outcomes.