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1)
The debt ceiling disputes that arise in the U.S. Congress over
whether to raise the ceiling to allow more borrowing and
spending could arise from widespread acceptance of:
direct democracy.
the theory of size-maximizing bureaucracy.
Arrow's Impossibility Theorem.
Leviathan theory.
the median voter model.
2)
Voter
Type
Type 1 Type 2 Type
3
Percentage
of Electorate 25% 55% 20% (For
simplicity assume 100 voters
First choice A B C in
the electorate)
Second choice B C A
Third choice C A B
In a Borda count, how many points would choice C gain?
185.
170.
195.
235.
3)
Voter
Type
Type 1 Type 2 Type
3
Percentage
of Electorate 25% 55% 20% (For
simplicity assume 100 voters
First choice A B C in
the electorate)
Second choice B C A
Third choice C A B
For the table shown with pairwise majority voting answer
these two questions: (1) are the preferences intransitive?;
(2) what is the order of preferences?
No intransitivity; B is preferred to both A and C, and C is
preferred to A.
No intransitivity; C is preferred to both A and B, and B is
preferred to A.
Yes -intransitivity; A is preferred to B and B is preferred to
C, yet C seems preferred to A.
Yes, intransitivity; C is preferred to B and B is preferred to
A, yet A seems preferred to C.