Public Choice Flashcards

1
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Public Choice Theory is also known as ? What is is closely linked with?

A

Rational Choice Theory
Formal Political Theory

Closely linked with Game Theory and Mathematical modeling.

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2
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What are the two principles of democracy?

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Indirect democracy = elected representatives govern in the interest of the people

Majority rule = group that has the most members has the power to make decisions

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3
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Which political party supporters have most political knowledge? Least?

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Socialist -> DPJ -> JCP -> LDP

Least = Komeito

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4
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Which political party supporters seldom abstain?

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JCP and Komeito

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5
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What percent of parliamentarians are second theirs generation?

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34%

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6
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What percent of LDP is second or third generation politicians ?

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41%

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7
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What is the name of the 4th generation politician?

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Shinjiro Koizumi

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8
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What are parliamentarians top 3 universities ? How many

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Tokyo (136)
Keio (81)
Waseda (70)

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9
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What are the top 3 high schools of parliamentarians?

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Keio (16)
Komaba (8)
Kaisei (7)

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10
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What is zoku-giin?

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This means a parliamentarian who works for the benefits of only one industry, one sector of the economy, or one ministry. Most LDP members are zoku giin

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11
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What percent of women are in the house of House of Representatives?

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39/475
8.2%

Both = 11.6%

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12
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Top countries with female politicians

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Rwanda, Bolivia, Cuba, (Top 3)

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13
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What does it mean when parliamentarians are vote maximizes?

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They want to maximize their votes because they want to get elected. They do this by only working hard for the voters in their districts.

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14
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What is a floating voter ?

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Someone who does not consistently vote for the same party.

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15
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What is logrolling?

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It is the practice of exchanging favors. It is very common and is often concealed from Public view. It reduces the efficiency of government.

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16
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What is voting paradox?

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Any of the three outcomes can be reached by a simple majority voting procedure depending on the order in which the alternatives are considered.

17
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What is rent seeking?

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Trying to obtain economic gain from others without reciprocating any benefits to society through wealth gain.

18
Q

How many bureaucrats are there in japan ? National? Local?

A
  1. 61 million
  2. 66 national
  3. 95 local
19
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What are the top 3 hardest ministries to enter ?

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Ministry of Finance
Ministry of foreign affairs
Ministry of economy, trade, and industry

20
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What percent of laws did bureaucrat draft between 2005-2014?

21
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Top 3 universities for worlds top 590 companies ?

A

Harvard
Tokyo
Stanford

22
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Top 3 zoku giin

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Public manangement home affairs posts and telecommunication = 20

Ministry of Finance = 15

Minister of Agriculture, forestry, & fisheries = 13