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_______ countries have explicit requirements about the number of parties that can participate in an election.


A) Most
B) Few
C) No
D) All

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election. The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election.   If a pairwise majority vote is held, which option will win overall? A) Public transportation B) A public zoo C) Public parks D) It is impossible to predict which option will win. If a pairwise majority vote is held, which option will win overall?


A) Public transportation
B) A public zoo
C) Public parks
D) It is impossible to predict which option will win.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election. The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election.   If a pairwise majority vote is held, and Yanir sets the agenda for votes, which pair will he put up for vote first? A) Libraries and safety B) Education and libraries C) Education and safety D) None of these pairs will make Yanir happy. If a pairwise majority vote is held, and Yanir sets the agenda for votes, which pair will he put up for vote first?


A) Libraries and safety
B) Education and libraries
C) Education and safety
D) None of these pairs will make Yanir happy.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Suppose a political candidate is running for office, and the primary policy issue at stake is the fraction of the locality's budget that will be allocated toward public schools. Forty percent of voters prefer the amount to be 10 percent of the budget, 15 percent of voters prefer 20 percent, and 45 percent of voters prefer 25 percent. According to the median-voter theorem, the candidate will be in support of public school spending as _______ percent of the budget.


A) 10
B) 18
C) 20
D) 25

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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When voting preferences become more complicated than those assumed by the median-voter theorem:


A) the way in which votes are cast becomes important.
B) the policies preferred by the average voter become more important.
C) politicians become more extreme in their views.
D) economists cannot analyze voting preferences successfully.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which economist defined the characteristics of an ideal voting system?


A) Gary Becker
B) Kenneth Arrow
C) Adam Smith
D) Milton Friedman

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election. The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election.   If a pairwise majority vote is held to determine which school project gets funded, and the first pair to be voted on is the lab and the library, which voter will be happiest with the outcome? A) Enrique B) Fiona C) David D) None of these voters would be happy with a vote on the lab and library first. If a pairwise majority vote is held to determine which school project gets funded, and the first pair to be voted on is the lab and the library, which voter will be happiest with the outcome?


A) Enrique
B) Fiona
C) David
D) None of these voters would be happy with a vote on the lab and library first.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election. The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election.   If a pairwise majority vote is held to determine which school project gets funded, and Enrique sets the agenda for votes, which pair will he put up for vote first? A) Library and lab B) Computer lab and gym C) Gym and library D) Any pair, as it doesn't affect the outcome. If a pairwise majority vote is held to determine which school project gets funded, and Enrique sets the agenda for votes, which pair will he put up for vote first?


A) Library and lab
B) Computer lab and gym
C) Gym and library
D) Any pair, as it doesn't affect the outcome.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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If two groups disagree about a policy, the group with higher benefits per person is:


A) less likely to get its way.
B) equally likely to get its way as the group with smaller benefits per person.
C) more difficult to bargain with, due to the small size of the group.
D) more likely to get its way.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Suppose everyone in a town votes that they prefer to spend the budget on improved public transportation systems over public parks. According to the criterion of independence of irrelevant alternatives, if a third option not likely to win, like building a new public zoo, is included in the vote, the preference for public transportation spending should _______.


A) stay the same
B) change in favor of the new option
C) change, although we cannot know what the new preference would be
D) change in favour of park spending

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Compared to two-party systems, proportional-representation systems are thought to:


A) lead to more centrist policies.
B) offer a wider variety of platforms among which voters can choose.
C) create unwieldy combinations of policies within one platform.
D) be much less efficient and lead to very few compromises when voting.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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In considering the criteria for an ideal voting system, an irrelevant alternative refers to:


A) when an option that is unrelated to the issue being voted on is added to a vote.
B) a different voting method that could alternatively be used, but would not change the outcome.
C) when an option that has no realistic chance of winning is added to a vote.
D) a different voting method that could alternatively be used and could change the outcome.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In the United States presidents cannot hold more than:


A) four 2-year terms.
B) four 4-year terms.
C) two 4-year terms.
D) two 2-year terms.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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The median-voter theorem can help explain why politicians tend to change their position on a given issue over the course of an election from:


A) extreme to moderate.
B) moderate to extreme.
C) extreme to more extreme.
D) one extreme to the other.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election. The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election.   If a pairwise majority vote is held, and Anna sets the agenda for votes, which pair will she put up for vote first? A) A public zoo and public parks B) Public transportation and a public zoo C) Public parks and public transportation D) Any pair, as it will not affect the outcome of the voting. If a pairwise majority vote is held, and Anna sets the agenda for votes, which pair will she put up for vote first?


A) A public zoo and public parks
B) Public transportation and a public zoo
C) Public parks and public transportation
D) Any pair, as it will not affect the outcome of the voting.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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When engaging in collective action, the larger the group the:


A) lower the costs and benefits per person.
B) higher the costs and lower the benefits per person.
C) lower the costs and higher the benefits per person.
D) higher the costs and benefits per person.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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When the free rider problem affects political advocacy:


A) the best ideas will always win because those supporters value the outcome the most.
B) the best ideas will always win because free-riders are not typically supporters of relevant alternatives.
C) the best ideas might not win out if lots of people fail to lend their support.
D) irrelevant alternatives are eliminated from the options, increasing the efficiency of the vote.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Pairwise majority voting entails:


A) voting on options that is done in pairs, and the majority vote wins.
B) one vote with many options, and the option with the most votes wins.
C) voters ranking all available options, and the most approved of option wins.
D) None of these describe pairwise majority voting.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election. The table shown displays voters' preferences in an election.   If a pairwise majority vote is held to determine which school project gets funded, and the first pair to be voted on is the gym and library, which option will win overall? A) Library B) Computer lab C) Gym D) It is impossible to predict which option will win. If a pairwise majority vote is held to determine which school project gets funded, and the first pair to be voted on is the gym and library, which option will win overall?


A) Library
B) Computer lab
C) Gym
D) It is impossible to predict which option will win.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Plurality voting fails which of the criteria for an ideal voting system?


A) Transitivity
B) No dictator
C) Unanimity
D) Independence of irrelevant alternatives

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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