You need some help on this homework assignment. The bulk of the class revolves around the homework. I was able to get a few answers for other problems, but these are the ones giving me trouble. The textbook is: Principles of Comparative Politics 2nd edition. By William Clark, Matt Golder and Sona Nadenichek Golder.
1. Look at Table 12.15 at the end of Chapter 12 (p. 529). This table shows the results from the 1996 legislative elections in Ecuador. Based on the results in Table 12.15, from which party would you expect the formateur to come if Ecuador were a parliamentary democracy?
A) social christian party
B) ecuadorian rodosista party
C) popular democracy
D) new country movement
2. Look at Table 12.15 at the end of Chapter 12. This table shows the results from the 1996 legislative elections in Ecuador. Ecuador is in fact a presidential democracy. In the 1996 presidential elections, Abdalá Bucaram Ortz of the Ecuadorian Roldosista Party (PRE) was elected president ahead of Jaime Nebot Saadi of the Social Christian Party (PSC). Based on this new information, from which party would you now expect the formateur to come?
A) social christian party
B) ecuadorian rodosista party
C) popular democracy
D) new country movement
3. Look at the election results from Germany in 2002 in Table 12.16 in the textbook. If a government formed between the Christian Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party, then what type of government would it be? Pick the best answer from those shown below.
A) Minority coalition government.
B) Surplus majority government.
C) Connected minimal winning coalition
D) Minimal winning coalition.
4. Look at the election results from Germany in 2002 in Table 12.16 in the textbook. If a government had formed between the Social Democratic Party and the Greens, then what type of government would it be? Pick the best answer from those shown below.
A) A minority coalition government.
B) A minimal winning coalition government.
C) A surplus majority government.
5. The allocation of cabinet seats among parties is more proportional in presidential regimes than parliamentary regimes
A) true
B) false
6. If politicians are purely office seeking, what type of government would they prefer to form?
A) connected coalition
B) surplus majority government
C) connected minimal winning coalition
D) least minimal winning coalition
E) minimal winning coalition
7. Non-partisan ministers are more common in parliamentary regimes than presidential ones
A) true
B) false
8. Votes of no confidence do not exist in presidential systems
A) true
B) false
9. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 1, what is the range of policies acceptable to the Principal?
A) 2
B) -1 to 5
C) 2 to 5
D) 2 to 8
E) 0 to 5
10. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 1, what is the policy proposed by the Agent?
A) 2
B) 5
C) 3
D) -1
E) 4
11. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 1, what is the amount of agency loss?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 1
D) 0
E) 4
12. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 1, was delegations successful or not?
A) yes
B) no
C) can't tel
13. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2a, what is the range of policies acceptable to the Principal?
A) 1
B) 1 to 5
C) 1 to 9
D) 3 to 7
E) 3
14. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2a, what is the policy proposed by the Agent?
A) 5
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
E) 4
15. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2a, what is the final policy outcome?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
16. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2a, what is the agency loss?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
17. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2a, is delegation successful?
A) yes
B) no
C) can't tell
18. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2b, what is the range of policies acceptable to the Principal?
A) 2 to 8
B) 5
C) 5 to 9
D) 2 to 12
E) 2
19 . Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2b, what is the policy proposed by the agent?
A) 2
B) 5
C) 7
D) 6
E) 4
20. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2b, what is the final policy outcome?
A) 2
B) 5
C) 7
D) 6
E) 4
21. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2b, what is the agency loss?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
22. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2b, is delegation successful?
A) yes
B) no
C) can't tell
23. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2c, what is the range of policies acceptable to the Principal?
A) 4 to 12
B) 5
C) 4 to 6
D) 5 to 8
24. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2c, what is the policy proposed by the Agent?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
E) 8
24. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2c, what is the final policy?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
E) 8
25. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2c, what is the agency loss?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
26. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 2c, is delegation successful?
A) yes
B) no
C) can't tell
27. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 3, what is the range of policies acceptable to the Principal?
A) 3 to 6
B) 3 to 7
C) 5 to 13
D) 5 to 9
E) 3 to 9
28. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 3, what is the policy proposed by the agent?
A) 8
B) 5
C) 9
D) 7
E) 6
29. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 3, what is the final policy outcome?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
E) 9
30. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 3, what is the agency loss?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
31. Look at the various scenarios for a Principal-Agent game on p. 531 of the textbook. In Scenario 3, is delegation successful?
A) yes
B) no
C) can't tell