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What is politics?

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Process of how collective decisions are made

2
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Collective Dilemmas?

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Group problems

3
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Collective Action Problem

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(Free writer problem) ; Situation where everyone is better off if they all contributed; however, each person has an individual incentive not to contribute as long as others do.

Ex: Global Warming & Taxes

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Prisoner’s Dilemma Situations

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Interaction between two actors (politicians/countries) in which neither has an incentive to cooperate even though they would both be better off if they did.

Ex: China and U.S

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Coordination problems

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Situation where anyone could coordinate with many options but the group cannot choose.

Ex: Going out to eat with friends and deciding where to go eat

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What values comprise American political culture?

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+American Creed+
-Liberty, Equality, Individualism, Rule of Law (No one is above the law), and Popular Sovereignty (ultimate power rest with the people).