Collective Dilemmas
When the interests of a group as a whole don’t match the interests of its members
What is a collective dilemma
The year the Constitution was signed
What is 1787?
This amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
The frequency of presidential elections
What is every 4 years?
These two chambers make up the U.S. Congress
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
An example of a public good
What is a park, law enforcement, national defense, basic education, etc...
The Constitution created this system
What is a system of checks and balances?
This amendment gave all men including the formerly enslaved the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment?
In this election, voters are not restricted by party affiliation
What is the primary election?
The age requirement to run for House of Reps and Senate
What is 25 for the House and 30 for the Senate?
Types of collective dilemmas
What is
-Collective action problem
-Prisoners dilemma
-Unstable coalition
-Coordination problem
Bonus: Principal-Agent problem (not technically a CD but similar)
What a group of "patriots" do to protest British taxes
What is dump tea in the Boston Harbor (Boston Tea Party)?
This Supreme Court ruling decided racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional, which overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The number of electoral votes that are required for a candidate to win the presidency
What is 270?
The congressional power held by the House which allows them to charge a federal official with misconduct
What is impeachment?
Types of coordination problems
What is Symmetrical & Asymmetrical?
A direct tax was imposed on the American colonies, which required printed materials to have a special seal. (no taxation without representation)
What is the stamp act
This 1963 campaign used nonviolent protests to challenge segregation in one of the most segregated cities led by Martin Luther King and the SCLC
What is the Birmingham campaign?
The total number of electors in the Electoral College
What is 538?
What is a filibuster?
This term describes when individuals acting in their self-interest produce outcomes that are not ideal for the group as a whole
What is the Tragedy of the commons?
The component of the U.S. Constitution that outlines the first ten amendments
What is the Bill of Rights
This case's ruling "officially" ended the era of Jim Crow and eliminated laws that banned interracial marriage.
What is Loving v. Virginia (1967)?
This term describes the process of voters tending to align with political parties/candidates that hold the same or similar ideological beliefs
What is partisan sorting?
This is a term used to describe an edge-enjoyed by those already in office
What is incumbency advantage?