Rational Choice Theory

• The basic functioning of political institutions is through..?

  Individual choices
• Each said individuals make decisions based on (1) and the (2) they face.

  1. Preferences
  2. Constraints
• Human behavior is (1) and (2).

  1. Complex
  2. Unpredictable
• Because of behavior diversity, it raises (1) the creation of (2) and (3).

  1. Problems
  2. Laws
  3. Policies
• The alternative that will bring the most amount of happiness and the least amount of pain.

  Utilitarianism
• A leader can't please all of his subordinates. True or false?


  True
• Every individual is a rational actor who performs a (1) whether an option is right.

  Cost-benefit analysis
• Individuals still act on their (1) aiming to maximize (2) by balancing costs and benefits.

  1. Self-interest
  2. Personal advantage