The Problem with the Strategy of Achieving Credibility Through Reputation

question 70

Multiple Choice

The problem with the strategy of achieving credibility through reputation is that

• A)reputations are rarely credible.
• B)reputations lack any commitment.
• C)serious costs may be incurred during the period in which reputation is established.
• D)rules always have a lower cost than reputations in maintaining credibility.

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Definitions:

Dred Scott v. Sandford

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1857 which held that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court.

Supreme Court Decision

A ruling made by the Supreme Court, the highest judicial body in a country, often setting a legal precedent.

Fourteenth Amendment

was adopted in 1868 as one of the Reconstruction Amendments, granting citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated.

United States Citizenship

The status of being a recognized member of the United States, entitled to rights and subject to obligations under the Constitution and laws.