General Studies Paper II (CSAT) · Subtopic
Constraints and consequences
Official syllabus
Decision making and problem solving;
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What this covers
Constraints define which options are feasible; consequences describe what may follow from an option. A constraint is not automatically a moral reason, and a forecast is not an observed result.
Key ideas
- authority
- time
- resources
- direct effect
- spillover