9. The concept of limited choices, as used in public choice theory, refers to the fact that:
A. Politicians may not be objective in evaluating economic policy programs.
B. Because of the importance of television and other modern communication techniques, the best and brightest candidates may not be selected by voters.
C. Voters must select a candidate who represents a "bundle" of various public policy programs and who can't register support or opposition for specific programs.
D. The most economically efficient public policy programs may not be selected because political leaders do not know enough about economics.

Question

9.    The concept of limited choices, as used in public choice theory, refers to the fact that:
A.    Politicians may not be objective in evaluating economic policy programs.
B.    Because of the importance of television and other modern communication techniques, the best and brightest candidates may not be selected by voters.
C.    Voters must select a candidate who represents a "bundle" of various public policy programs and who can't register support or opposition for specific programs.
D.    The most economically efficient public policy programs may not be selected because political leaders do not know enough about economics.

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

The question asks about the concept of limited choices as used in public choice theory and provides four statements to evaluate.
Option A: 'Politicians may not be objective in evaluating economic policy programs.' This describes potential biases in policymakers, which is a concern in public choice or political economy, but it does not capture the core idea of limited choices faced by voters or the structure of the choice set analyzed in public choice theory.
Option B: 'Because of the importance of television and other modern communication techniques, the best and brightest candidates may not be selected by voters.' This points to media influence and information asymmetry in elections, which is related to political processes, yet it does not express the formal notion of restricted choice sets caused by bundled policy offerings.
Option C: 'Voters must select a candidate who represents a "bundle" of various public policy programs and who can't register support or opposition for specific programs.' This option expresses the essence of limited choice in public choice: voters choose among packages of policies rather than disaggregated program-by-program choices, illustrating the constraint on expressing preferences for individual policies.
Option D: 'The most economically efficient public policy programs may not be selected because political leaders do not know enough about economics.' This statement highlights knowledge gaps and imperfect information as a barrier to implementing efficient policies, which is a relevant consideration but does not directly define the limited-choice mechanism where options are bundled together.
In sum, option C directly characterizes the limited-choice framework by describing bundled policy packages that voters must choose from, whereas the other options discuss related but distinct phenomena such as biases, media influence, or knowledge limitations without specifying the bundled-choice constraint.

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