POLI 110, Exam 1, Adam Brown Test
Questions and All Correct Answers
2026.
Politics - Answer the process through which individuals and groups reach agreement on a
course of common, or collective, action, even as they disagree on the intended goals of that
action.
Policy - Answer a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party,
business, or individual. The process through which people who disagree enact a _____that will
be packed with the coercive force of the law—even if some people don't like it.
False consensus bias - Answer people tend to think there is more consensus than there
actually is. The typical voter underestimates how much disagreement there is in the world.
Robbers cave - Answer 2 separate campsites, 11 boys in each campsite 5th grade age. 2nd
week, told each group that the other existed. Warring tribes resulted. Learned that people
easily divide into tribes.
Why should I care about politics? - Answer - The government affects you now.
- It is dramatic and exciting.
- It is a duty to be informed and be a good citizen
Science - Answer method because it is the pursuit of knowledge rather than the collection of
knowledge itself. It is the method that produces knowledge.
Social science - Answer rigorous methods to discover knowledge. Seeks to develop
predictive -theories of human behavior in diverse contexts.
Theory - Answer something more concrete or established than a mere idea.
Hypothesis - Answer A specific prediction derived from a thought or theory
Coordination problem - Answer Coordinating individuals to get behind a single collective
action.
, Prisoner's dilemma - Answer I benefit and someone else is worse off. An individual tries to
maximize personal well-being.
Legally enforceable contracts help solve this issue. Judicial system enforces this in our
government.
Game of chicken - Answer You and I each benefit most by holding out until the other yields.
If neither yield, disaster follows.
Free rider problem - Answer by using coercive power, governments solve this issue. Selective
incentives allow people to benefit who participate.
When those who benefit from a certain resource do not contribute to the maintenance and
upkeep of that resource.
Tragedy of the commons - Answer one person's actions are inconsequential, too many
people participating in this action is ruinous. Government enforcing individual consequences
limits individuals participating in actions. Privatization is another example.
Transaction costs - Answer Time, effort, and resources required to make collective decisions
Conformity costs - Answer the difference between what a person would ideally prefer and
what the group with which that person makes collective action decisions actually does
Authority - Answer is the acknowledged right to make a particular decision
Power - Answer is the skill to deploy authority
Constitution - Answer establishes its governing institutions and the set of rules and
procedures these institutions must follow to reach and enforce collective agreements
Coordination - Answer involves members sharing info about their preferences in undertaking
a collective effort. Harder for large groups.
focal point - Answer some prominent cue that helps individuals recognize the preferences of
others with whom they want to cooperate
Private goods - Answer Benefits and services over which the owner has full control of their
use.
Questions and All Correct Answers
2026.
Politics - Answer the process through which individuals and groups reach agreement on a
course of common, or collective, action, even as they disagree on the intended goals of that
action.
Policy - Answer a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party,
business, or individual. The process through which people who disagree enact a _____that will
be packed with the coercive force of the law—even if some people don't like it.
False consensus bias - Answer people tend to think there is more consensus than there
actually is. The typical voter underestimates how much disagreement there is in the world.
Robbers cave - Answer 2 separate campsites, 11 boys in each campsite 5th grade age. 2nd
week, told each group that the other existed. Warring tribes resulted. Learned that people
easily divide into tribes.
Why should I care about politics? - Answer - The government affects you now.
- It is dramatic and exciting.
- It is a duty to be informed and be a good citizen
Science - Answer method because it is the pursuit of knowledge rather than the collection of
knowledge itself. It is the method that produces knowledge.
Social science - Answer rigorous methods to discover knowledge. Seeks to develop
predictive -theories of human behavior in diverse contexts.
Theory - Answer something more concrete or established than a mere idea.
Hypothesis - Answer A specific prediction derived from a thought or theory
Coordination problem - Answer Coordinating individuals to get behind a single collective
action.
, Prisoner's dilemma - Answer I benefit and someone else is worse off. An individual tries to
maximize personal well-being.
Legally enforceable contracts help solve this issue. Judicial system enforces this in our
government.
Game of chicken - Answer You and I each benefit most by holding out until the other yields.
If neither yield, disaster follows.
Free rider problem - Answer by using coercive power, governments solve this issue. Selective
incentives allow people to benefit who participate.
When those who benefit from a certain resource do not contribute to the maintenance and
upkeep of that resource.
Tragedy of the commons - Answer one person's actions are inconsequential, too many
people participating in this action is ruinous. Government enforcing individual consequences
limits individuals participating in actions. Privatization is another example.
Transaction costs - Answer Time, effort, and resources required to make collective decisions
Conformity costs - Answer the difference between what a person would ideally prefer and
what the group with which that person makes collective action decisions actually does
Authority - Answer is the acknowledged right to make a particular decision
Power - Answer is the skill to deploy authority
Constitution - Answer establishes its governing institutions and the set of rules and
procedures these institutions must follow to reach and enforce collective agreements
Coordination - Answer involves members sharing info about their preferences in undertaking
a collective effort. Harder for large groups.
focal point - Answer some prominent cue that helps individuals recognize the preferences of
others with whom they want to cooperate
Private goods - Answer Benefits and services over which the owner has full control of their
use.
