CPO 2002 Final FSU (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
consequential .ethics .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-evaluate .actions, .policies, .or
.institutions .in .regard .to .the .outcomes .they .produce
deontological .ethics .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-evaluate .the .intrinsic .value .of .ations,
.policies, .or .institutions .in .light .of .the .rights, .duties, .or .obligations .of .the
.individuals .involved
round-robin .tournamnet .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-pits .each .competing .alternative
.against .every .other .alternative .an .equal .number .of .times .in .a .series .of .pair-
wise .votes
Political .scientists .have .a .very .specific .meaning .of .the .term ."rationality." .Which
.of .the .following .best .fits .their .preferred .definition? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An
.actor .is .said .to .be .rational .if .she .has .a .preference .ordering .over .alternatives
.which .is .both .complete .and .transitive.
The .following .statement .is .an .example .of .what?
"If .I .prefer .apples .to .oranges .and .oranges .to .bananas, .then .I .also .prefer .apples
.to .bananas." .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .transitive .preference .ordering
An .actor's .preference .ordering .is .said .to .be .complete .when .she .can .compare .a
.set .of .outcomes .in .which .of .the .following .ways: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-She
.prefers .x .to .y, .y .to .x, .or .is .indifferent .between .them
Imagine .you .are .one .of .three .judges .for .a .singing .competition. .You .need .to
.decide .which .of .three .finalists .should .win. .You .have .no .qualifications .to
.evaluate .actual .singing .ability, .so .you .plan .to .make .your .decision .entirely .on
.your .preferences .for .the .style .of .music .each .performer .choses: .a .sappy .ballad,
.a .traditional .Irish .folk .song .and .a .heavy .metal .song. .Luckily .for .you, .you
.happened .to .see .the .notes .written .by .the .other .judges, .and .so .you .know .how
.your .fellow .judges .ranked .the .finalists. .
One .judge .had .the .following .preference .orderings: .ballad>Irish .folk .song>heavy
.metal.
, The .second .judge .had .the .following .preference .orderings: .heavy
.metal>ballad>Irish .folk .song.
Your .preference .orderings .are .Irish .folk .song> .heavy .metal, .sappy .ballad. .
The .rules .of .the .competition .do .not .specify .how .the .judges .are .to .reach .their
.decision. .
Suppose .you .suggest .a .round .robin .tournament .in .which .everyone .votes .on
.the .finalists .i .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Each .finalist .wins .1 .pairwise .contest, .there
.is .no .Condorcet .winner.
Consider .the .scenario .outlined .in .the .previous .question. .
Let's .suppose .you .propose .a .decision-making .procedure .by .which .all .of .the
.judges .begin .by .considering .only .a .subset .of .the .available .pairwise .contests.
.The .specific .decision .making .procedure .you .chose .is .that .the .two .finalists
.should .compete .in .a .pairwise .contest .in .a .second .and .final .round .against .the
.remaining .finalist. .
Given .your .preference .ordering, .who .do .you .want .to .win? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Irish .folk .song
Consider .the .scenario .outlined .in .the .previous .question. .
Let's .suppose .you .propose .a .decision-making .procedure .by .which .all .of .the
.judges .begin .by .considering .only .a .subset .of .the .available .pairwise .contests.
.The .specific .decision .making .procedure .you .chose .is .that .the .two .finalists
.should .compete .in .a .pairwise .contest .in .a .second .and .final .round .against .the
.remaining .finalist. .
If .you .were .in .charge .of .setting .the .voting .agenda .and .could .determine .the
.order .in .which .the .pairwise .contests .too .place, .which .pairwise .contest .would
.you .want .to .occur .in .the .second .stage .of .voting? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Heavy
.metal .vs. .Irish .Folk
Consider .the .scenario .outlined .in .the .previous .question. .
Let's .suppose .you .propose .a .decision-making .procedure .by .which .all .of .the
.judges .begin .by .considering .only .a .subset .of .the .available .pairwise .contests.
.The .specific .decision .making .procedure .you .chose .is .that .the .two .finalists
.should .compete .in .a .pairwise .contest .in .a .second .and .final .round .against .the
.remaining .finalist. .
If .you .were .in .charge .of .setting .the .voting .agenda .and .could .determine .the
.order .in .which .the .pairwise .contests .too .place, .which .pairwise .contest .would
.you .want .to .occur .in .the .second .stage .of .voting? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Tango
.vs. .Irish .Folk
Consider .the .scenario .outlined .in .the .previous .question. .
Let's .suppose .you .propose .a .decision-making .procedure .by .which .all .of .the
.judges .begin .by .considering .only .a .subset .of .the .available .pairwise .contests.
.The .specific .decision .making .procedure .you .chose .is .that .the .two .finalists
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
consequential .ethics .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-evaluate .actions, .policies, .or
.institutions .in .regard .to .the .outcomes .they .produce
deontological .ethics .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-evaluate .the .intrinsic .value .of .ations,
.policies, .or .institutions .in .light .of .the .rights, .duties, .or .obligations .of .the
.individuals .involved
round-robin .tournamnet .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-pits .each .competing .alternative
.against .every .other .alternative .an .equal .number .of .times .in .a .series .of .pair-
wise .votes
Political .scientists .have .a .very .specific .meaning .of .the .term ."rationality." .Which
.of .the .following .best .fits .their .preferred .definition? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An
.actor .is .said .to .be .rational .if .she .has .a .preference .ordering .over .alternatives
.which .is .both .complete .and .transitive.
The .following .statement .is .an .example .of .what?
"If .I .prefer .apples .to .oranges .and .oranges .to .bananas, .then .I .also .prefer .apples
.to .bananas." .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .transitive .preference .ordering
An .actor's .preference .ordering .is .said .to .be .complete .when .she .can .compare .a
.set .of .outcomes .in .which .of .the .following .ways: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-She
.prefers .x .to .y, .y .to .x, .or .is .indifferent .between .them
Imagine .you .are .one .of .three .judges .for .a .singing .competition. .You .need .to
.decide .which .of .three .finalists .should .win. .You .have .no .qualifications .to
.evaluate .actual .singing .ability, .so .you .plan .to .make .your .decision .entirely .on
.your .preferences .for .the .style .of .music .each .performer .choses: .a .sappy .ballad,
.a .traditional .Irish .folk .song .and .a .heavy .metal .song. .Luckily .for .you, .you
.happened .to .see .the .notes .written .by .the .other .judges, .and .so .you .know .how
.your .fellow .judges .ranked .the .finalists. .
One .judge .had .the .following .preference .orderings: .ballad>Irish .folk .song>heavy
.metal.
, The .second .judge .had .the .following .preference .orderings: .heavy
.metal>ballad>Irish .folk .song.
Your .preference .orderings .are .Irish .folk .song> .heavy .metal, .sappy .ballad. .
The .rules .of .the .competition .do .not .specify .how .the .judges .are .to .reach .their
.decision. .
Suppose .you .suggest .a .round .robin .tournament .in .which .everyone .votes .on
.the .finalists .i .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Each .finalist .wins .1 .pairwise .contest, .there
.is .no .Condorcet .winner.
Consider .the .scenario .outlined .in .the .previous .question. .
Let's .suppose .you .propose .a .decision-making .procedure .by .which .all .of .the
.judges .begin .by .considering .only .a .subset .of .the .available .pairwise .contests.
.The .specific .decision .making .procedure .you .chose .is .that .the .two .finalists
.should .compete .in .a .pairwise .contest .in .a .second .and .final .round .against .the
.remaining .finalist. .
Given .your .preference .ordering, .who .do .you .want .to .win? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Irish .folk .song
Consider .the .scenario .outlined .in .the .previous .question. .
Let's .suppose .you .propose .a .decision-making .procedure .by .which .all .of .the
.judges .begin .by .considering .only .a .subset .of .the .available .pairwise .contests.
.The .specific .decision .making .procedure .you .chose .is .that .the .two .finalists
.should .compete .in .a .pairwise .contest .in .a .second .and .final .round .against .the
.remaining .finalist. .
If .you .were .in .charge .of .setting .the .voting .agenda .and .could .determine .the
.order .in .which .the .pairwise .contests .too .place, .which .pairwise .contest .would
.you .want .to .occur .in .the .second .stage .of .voting? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Heavy
.metal .vs. .Irish .Folk
Consider .the .scenario .outlined .in .the .previous .question. .
Let's .suppose .you .propose .a .decision-making .procedure .by .which .all .of .the
.judges .begin .by .considering .only .a .subset .of .the .available .pairwise .contests.
.The .specific .decision .making .procedure .you .chose .is .that .the .two .finalists
.should .compete .in .a .pairwise .contest .in .a .second .and .final .round .against .the
.remaining .finalist. .
If .you .were .in .charge .of .setting .the .voting .agenda .and .could .determine .the
.order .in .which .the .pairwise .contests .too .place, .which .pairwise .contest .would
.you .want .to .occur .in .the .second .stage .of .voting? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Tango
.vs. .Irish .Folk
Consider .the .scenario .outlined .in .the .previous .question. .
Let's .suppose .you .propose .a .decision-making .procedure .by .which .all .of .the
.judges .begin .by .considering .only .a .subset .of .the .available .pairwise .contests.
.The .specific .decision .making .procedure .you .chose .is .that .the .two .finalists
