Project: The Pitfalls of Democracy & the Env
Your Mission, should you decide to accept it:
Answer the questions found below as a group
Hand in one answer with everyone's name
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Name of the Project:  The Pitfalls of Democracy & the Env

There are SEVEN public sector failures, which are also known as the pitfalls of democracy, including: 
     1.  special interests 
     2.  the clear benefits & hidden costs of public project 
     3.  non selectivity in the choice of politician 
     4.  unclear goals, limited power, unlimited responsibility, extreme complexity 
     5.  bureaucracy & inefficiency 
     6.  imperfect institutions 
     7.  the fallacy of limited decisions 

In light of the pitfalls of democracy, discuss an example, examples, or counter examples on any of the topics below.  Or feel free to ad a topic. 

Note that in order to provide you w/ some background info, the pitfalls as well as these topics are explored in the Review Notes in some detail. 

1.  Use an example(s) of US govt structure to illustrate the validity or invalidity of any or several of the pitfalls of democracy 

2.  Use an example(s) of campaign financing to illustrate the validity or invalidity of any or several of the pitfalls of democracy 

3.  Use an example(s) of the nature of political power to illustrate the validity or invalidity of any or several of the pitfalls of democracy 

4.  Use an example(s) of the process of lobbying to illustrate the validity or invalidity of any or several of the pitfalls of democracy

5.  Use an example(s) of any law or laws (& their implementation or lack of implementation) to illustrate the validity or invalidity of any or several of the pitfalls of democracy

6.  Use an example(s) of the relationship of state & fed govts to environmental protection to illustrate the validity or invalidity of any or several of the pitfalls of democracy

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