POLS-102 WVU MacDonald Exam 1
Questions and Answers 2025
PoliticsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
processAofAmakingAcollectiveAdecisionsA(usuallyAbyAgov't)AtoAallocateApublicAresourcesA
andAtoAcreateAandAenforceArulesAforAtheAoperationAofAsociety
TransactionACostsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-timeAitsAtakesAtoAmakeAaAdecision
ConformityACostsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-livingAw/AaAsituationAyouAdon'tAagreeAwith
InstitutionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
setAofArulesAorApracticesAthatAdetermineAhowApeopleAmakeAcollectiveAdecisions
PreferencesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
outcomesAorAexperiencesApeopleAwantAorAbelieveAtheyAneed
FreeARidingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
benefitingAfromAaApublicAgoodAwhileAavoidingAtheAcostsAofAcontributing
CoordinationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAactAofAorganizingAaAgroupAtoAachieveAaAcommonAgoal.
GovernmentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAinstitutionsAandAproceduresAthroughAwhichApeopleAareAruled
PrisonersADilemmaA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAsituationAinAwhichAtwoA(orAmore)AactorsAcannotAagreeAtoAcooperateAforAfearAthatAtheAoth
erAwillAfindAitsAinterestAbestAservedAbyArenegingAonAanAagreement
PublicAGoodsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
GoodsAthatAareAcollectivelyAproducedAandAfreelyAavailableAforAanyone'sAconsumption
TragedyAofAtheACommonsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAsituationAinAwhichAgroupAmembersAoverexploitAaAcommonAresource,AcausingAitsAdestruc
tion
Shay'sARebellionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ShayAprotestedAtheAstatesAhighAtaxesAandAaggressiveAdebtAcollectionApolicies,AAoCAfunda
mentalAweaknessAandAinabilityAtoAkeepAtheApeace
ArticlesAofAConfederationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAcompactAamongAtheAthirteenAoriginalAstatesAthatAformedAtheAbasisAofAtheAfirstAnational
AgovernmentAofAtheAUnitedAStatesAfromA1777AtoA1789,AwhenAitAwasAsupplantedAbyAtheACo
nstitution
BillAofARightsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAfirstAtenAamendmentsAtoAtheAU.S.AConstitution
CommerceAClauseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAclauseAinAArticleAI,ASectionA8,AofAtheAConstitutionAthatAgivesACongressAtheAauthorityAto
AregulateAcommerceAwithAotherAnationsAandAamongAtheAstates
JudicialAreviewA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAauthorityAofAaAcourtAtoAdeclareAlegislativeAandAexecutiveAactsAunconstitutionalAandAth
ereforeAinvalid
Questions and Answers 2025
PoliticsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
processAofAmakingAcollectiveAdecisionsA(usuallyAbyAgov't)AtoAallocateApublicAresourcesA
andAtoAcreateAandAenforceArulesAforAtheAoperationAofAsociety
TransactionACostsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-timeAitsAtakesAtoAmakeAaAdecision
ConformityACostsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-livingAw/AaAsituationAyouAdon'tAagreeAwith
InstitutionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
setAofArulesAorApracticesAthatAdetermineAhowApeopleAmakeAcollectiveAdecisions
PreferencesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
outcomesAorAexperiencesApeopleAwantAorAbelieveAtheyAneed
FreeARidingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
benefitingAfromAaApublicAgoodAwhileAavoidingAtheAcostsAofAcontributing
CoordinationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAactAofAorganizingAaAgroupAtoAachieveAaAcommonAgoal.
GovernmentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAinstitutionsAandAproceduresAthroughAwhichApeopleAareAruled
PrisonersADilemmaA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAsituationAinAwhichAtwoA(orAmore)AactorsAcannotAagreeAtoAcooperateAforAfearAthatAtheAoth
erAwillAfindAitsAinterestAbestAservedAbyArenegingAonAanAagreement
PublicAGoodsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
GoodsAthatAareAcollectivelyAproducedAandAfreelyAavailableAforAanyone'sAconsumption
TragedyAofAtheACommonsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAsituationAinAwhichAgroupAmembersAoverexploitAaAcommonAresource,AcausingAitsAdestruc
tion
Shay'sARebellionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ShayAprotestedAtheAstatesAhighAtaxesAandAaggressiveAdebtAcollectionApolicies,AAoCAfunda
mentalAweaknessAandAinabilityAtoAkeepAtheApeace
ArticlesAofAConfederationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAcompactAamongAtheAthirteenAoriginalAstatesAthatAformedAtheAbasisAofAtheAfirstAnational
AgovernmentAofAtheAUnitedAStatesAfromA1777AtoA1789,AwhenAitAwasAsupplantedAbyAtheACo
nstitution
BillAofARightsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAfirstAtenAamendmentsAtoAtheAU.S.AConstitution
CommerceAClauseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAclauseAinAArticleAI,ASectionA8,AofAtheAConstitutionAthatAgivesACongressAtheAauthorityAto
AregulateAcommerceAwithAotherAnationsAandAamongAtheAstates
JudicialAreviewA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAauthorityAofAaAcourtAtoAdeclareAlegislativeAandAexecutiveAactsAunconstitutionalAandAth
ereforeAinvalid