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I scored a 100%. As for the levee question, it is a public good which can result in free-riding. Certainly, citizens pay for it through taxation, but some citizens can still benefit from that good without having to pay for it. For example, citizens will benefit from National Defense whether they pay for it or it.
A public good is non-rival and non-excludable. You cannot exclude people from benefiting from the good, even if they have not paid for it (or their fair share).
32 of 33, only because I somehow managed to check the wrong box on the Roe vs. Wade question. It said I checked Plessy vs. Ferguson, which of course had nothing to do with abortion.
But I'm almost sure I've taken this test before, because I recognized the question about Aquinas and Plato. Had to guess at that one, but I knew enough to know that Aquinas would never have gone for morality as dependent on time/place (moral relativism). Two of the other answers were junk answers, so bingo, that left only one possible choice.
I missed one of the last questions "if taxes equal government spending then"; I answered "government debt is zero" when the actual answer was "tax per person equals government spending per person on average".
On reflection, I realize that my answer was incorrect because government revenue is not exclusive to taxes.
However, I also believe that the 'correct' answer seems to imply that each person is subjected to the same rate of government taxation and the same benefit of government largess. It's that 'on average' phrase tacked onto the end that makes it correct while also allowing for wildly divergent taxation rates and government benefits.
I think that this question was supposed be a tricky way of testing whether you knew the difference between 'debt' and 'deficit.' I didn't reallly like the way that question was designed. I also take issue with the 'public good' question. 'Public good' is a term used by economists, defined as a good or service for which there is demand, but no private company would offer it because of transaction costs. Parks are the classic example of a 'public good.' Levees are too, but their definition is not quite right.
Did you look at the scores by elected people? A real surprise was waiting for you if you did. Your score was exactly the same as mine.
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Debt versus Deficit! Duh!
