Legislation That Offers Immediate and Easily Recognized Benefits, at the Expense

question 194

Multiple Choice

Legislation that offers immediate and easily recognized benefits, at the expense of costs that are observable only in the distant future, is often enacted even when economic inefficiency results. This can be expected because of

• A) a lack of incentive for operational efficiency in the public sector.
• B) market failure.
• C) the special-interest effect.
• D) the shortsightedness effect.

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Definitions:

Peremptory Challenge

A method of removing a potential juror from a jury panel in which the attorney need not specify the reason.

Voir Dire

The legal proceeding in which attorneys and judges attempt to uncover bias among those people who have been called for jury duty.

Venire

Members of the community who are called to the courthouse to form a jury pool.

Post-Identification Feedback

Information given to witnesses after they have made an identification in a lineup, which can influence their confidence in the accuracy of their choice.