Question 1

Figure 13.1 :  A recreation center is to be built, which will serve the populations of 4 isolated towns in Atlas County. The residents of these 4 towns all agree that a recreation center is a much-needed asset, and every resident wants to live as close to the recreation center as possible. The only conflict is selecting the town in which the recreation center is to be built. Due to utility restrictions, the center needs to be built in one of these towns and not somewhere between any of the towns. A map showing the location of these towns, the voting populations of the towns, and the driving distance between the towns is shown in the above figure. Assume that everyone in the voting population casts a vote, and that the votes cast reflect everyone's desire to live as close as possible to the recreation center.
-Refer to Figure 13.1. If the voting method used to select a location for the recreation center is the plurality-rule method, the number of voters who will vote against the winning city is

Accepted Answer

A)  135. 
B)  195. 
C)  255. 
D)  405.

Question 2

Strategic voting can reduce the power of someone trying to manipulate the outcome of an election.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Figure 13.1 :  A recreation center is to be built, which will serve the populations of 4 isolated towns in Atlas County. The residents of these 4 towns all agree that a recreation center is a much-needed asset, and every resident wants to live as close to the recreation center as possible. The only conflict is selecting the town in which the recreation center is to be built. Due to utility restrictions, the center needs to be built in one of these towns and not somewhere between any of the towns. A map showing the location of these towns, the voting populations of the towns, and the driving distance between the towns is shown in the above figure. Assume that everyone in the voting population casts a vote, and that the votes cast reflect everyone's desire to live as close as possible to the recreation center.
-Refer to Figure 13.1. Assume the voting method used to select a location for the recreation center is the instant runoff method. With this method, each voter ranks the towns in order of preference, from first to fourth. The town with the fewest first-place votes will be eliminated, and anyone who voted for that town will have their first-place vote transferred to the town they liked next best. This process continues until only one town is left, and that town will be declared the winner. With this method, the first town to be eliminated is

Accepted Answer

A)  Desert Sands. 
B)  Glacier Cove. 
C)  Mountain View. 
D)  Oceanside.

Question 4

When the ________ system of voting is used, each voter ranks alternatives and awards more points to higher-ranked alternatives and fewer points to lower-ranked alternatives. The alternative that receives the most total points from all voters wins.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When the ________ system of voting is...

Question 5

In the Borda-count voting method, irrelevant alternatives are never an issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Briefly explain the difference between naive voting and strategic voting.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly explain the difference between naive voting...

Question 7

The idea that there is no voting system that can consistently make a fair choice among three or more candidates is a conclusion of

Accepted Answer

A)  Arrow's impossibility theorem. 
B)  the Condorcet paradox. 
C)  the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 
D)  the median voter theorem.

Question 8

A voting procedure in which each voter ranks alternatives and awards more points to higher-ranked alternatives and fewer points to lower-ranked alternatives, and the alternative which receives the most total points from all voters wins, is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Borda-count method. 
B)  Condorcet method. 
C)  instant runoff method. 
D)  plurality-rule method

Question 9

When there are three or more options, plurality-rule voting does a good job of capturing the preferences of voters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If the median voter theorem is viewed as a two-player game, with the two players being the candidates running for office, a Nash equilibrium occurs when the candidates hold the most extreme, opposite political views.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Scenario 13.1: Sammy, Dean, and Frank are having dinner and are trying to decide which appetizer to share. The choices they have are calamari, jalapeno poppers, and potato skins. After doing a quick survey of their preferences, they discover the following:
- Sammy prefers calamari to jalapeno poppers and jalapeno poppers to potato skins.
- Dean prefers jalapeno poppers to potato skins and potato skins to calamari.
- Frank prefers potato skins to calamari and calamari to jalapeno poppers.
They decide to have a runoff election since there is no clear winner by pitting two choices against each other in a preliminary round, and the winner will face off against the remaining choice in the final round.
-Refer to Scenario 13.1. If Sammy gets to set the agenda, he will pit ________ in the first round to assure that ________ wins the first round vote.

Accepted Answer

A)  calamari and jalapeno poppers; calamari 
B)  calamari and potato skins; calamari 
C)  potato skins and jalapeno poppers; potato skins 
D)  jalapeno poppers and potato skins; jalapeno poppers

Question 12

Figure 13.2 :  The above figure represents the 9 voters in a small community who are voting to elect someone as mayor. The voters are listed in order, from left to right, by their political views, from the most liberal (L4) to the most conservative (C4). The two candidates running for mayor are Oliver Cousins, a liberal, and George Glass, a conservative. Assume that all 9 voters will vote in the election, and each voter will cast his or her vote for the candidate who is most closely aligned with their political views.
-Refer to Figure 13.2. Oliver's political views initially placed him at the L4 position and George's political views initially placed him at the C4 position. George comes out with a statement supporting an increase in taxes on the rich, which moves him to the C3 position, and Oliver responds by not only stating that taxes should not be raised, but in fact should be lowered, moving him to the L2 position. George counters this statement by stating that in addition to taxes being raised, the government should provide free health care to all its citizens, which moves him to the C2 position. In order for Oliver to definitely win the election, he will need to

Accepted Answer

A)  move farther to the right. 
B)  move farther to the left. 
C)  not move at all. 
D)  move exactly to the middle, for this is the only way he will win the election in this instance.

Question 13

Figure 13.2 :  The above figure represents the 9 voters in a small community who are voting to elect someone as mayor. The voters are listed in order, from left to right, by their political views, from the most liberal (L4) to the most conservative (C4). The two candidates running for mayor are Oliver Cousins, a liberal, and George Glass, a conservative. Assume that all 9 voters will vote in the election, and each voter will cast his or her vote for the candidate who is most closely aligned with their political views.
-Refer to Figure 13.2. Oliver's political views place him at the L4 position and George's political views place him at the C4 position. Based on the two candidates' political views, Sam Butcher decides to enter the race as a third-party candidate. Oliver refuses to change his political views and so remains at the L4 position. Sam espouses political views that place him at the C2 position. Not wanting to lose any conservative votes to Sam, George decides to alter his political views so he, too, ends up at the C2 position. In this situation, who is indifferent about all three of the candidates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alice 
B)  Jan 
C)  Cindy 
D)  Peter

Question 14

The instant runoff voting method is also known as a single transferrable vote system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Scenario 13.1: Sammy, Dean, and Frank are having dinner and are trying to decide which appetizer to share. The choices they have are calamari, jalapeno poppers, and potato skins. After doing a quick survey of their preferences, they discover the following:
- Sammy prefers calamari to jalapeno poppers and jalapeno poppers to potato skins.
- Dean prefers jalapeno poppers to potato skins and potato skins to calamari.
- Frank prefers potato skins to calamari and calamari to jalapeno poppers.
They decide to have a runoff election since there is no clear winner by pitting two choices against each other in a preliminary round, and the winner will face off against the remaining choice in the final round.
-Refer to Scenario 13.1. If Dean gets to set the agenda, he will pit ________ in the first round to assure that ________ wins the first round vote.

Accepted Answer

A)  calamari and jalapeno poppers; jalapeno poppers 
B)  calamari and potato skins; potato skins 
C)  potato skins and calamari; calamari 
D)  jalapeno poppers and potato skins; jalapeno poppers

Question 16

Figure 13.1 :  A recreation center is to be built, which will serve the populations of 4 isolated towns in Atlas County. The residents of these 4 towns all agree that a recreation center is a much-needed asset, and every resident wants to live as close to the recreation center as possible. The only conflict is selecting the town in which the recreation center is to be built. Due to utility restrictions, the center needs to be built in one of these towns and not somewhere between any of the towns. A map showing the location of these towns, the voting populations of the towns, and the driving distance between the towns is shown in the above figure. Assume that everyone in the voting population casts a vote, and that the votes cast reflect everyone's desire to live as close as possible to the recreation center.
-Refer to Figure 13.1. Assume the voting method used to select a location for the recreation center is the Condorcet method. In the first round of voting, the residents of the 4 towns can choose between Glacier Cove and Mountain View. The winner of that vote will receive ________ votes.

Accepted Answer

A)  150 
B)  285 
C)  405 
D)  480

Question 17

Figure 13.1 :  A recreation center is to be built, which will serve the populations of 4 isolated towns in Atlas County. The residents of these 4 towns all agree that a recreation center is a much-needed asset, and every resident wants to live as close to the recreation center as possible. The only conflict is selecting the town in which the recreation center is to be built. Due to utility restrictions, the center needs to be built in one of these towns and not somewhere between any of the towns. A map showing the location of these towns, the voting populations of the towns, and the driving distance between the towns is shown in the above figure. Assume that everyone in the voting population casts a vote, and that the votes cast reflect everyone's desire to live as close as possible to the recreation center.
-Refer to Figure 13.1. If the voting method used to select a location for the recreation center is the plurality-rule method, the recreation center will be built in

Accepted Answer

A)  Desert Sands. 
B)  Glacier Cove. 
C)  Mountain View. 
D)  Oceanside.

Question 18

Voting in accordance with one's true preference is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ballot manipulation. 
B)  strategic voting. 
C)  naive voting. 
D)  the voting paradox.

Question 19

The median voter theorem is more likely to hold true in elections with a large number of candidates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Ann Marie is a Tea-Party Republican, but she decides to vote in the Democratic primary in order to vote against the most liberal candidate. This is an example of strategic voting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Voting: You Cant Always Get What You Want

Strategic voting can reduce the power of someone trying to manipulate the outcome of an election.

When the ________ system of voting is used, each voter ranks alternatives and awards more points to higher-ranked alternatives and fewer points to lower-ranked alternatives. The alternative that receives the most total points from all voters wins.

In the Borda-count voting method, irrelevant alternatives are never an issue.

Briefly explain the difference between naive voting and strategic voting.

The idea that there is no voting system that can consistently make a fair choice among three or more candidates is a conclusion of

A voting procedure in which each voter ranks alternatives and awards more points to higher-ranked alternatives and fewer points to lower-ranked alternatives, and the alternative which receives the most total points from all voters wins, is known as the

When there are three or more options, plurality-rule voting does a good job of capturing the preferences of voters.

If the median voter theorem is viewed as a two-player game, with the two players being the candidates running for office, a Nash equilibrium occurs when the candidates hold the most extreme, opposite political views.

The instant runoff voting method is also known as a single transferrable vote system.

Voting in accordance with one's true preference is called

The median voter theorem is more likely to hold true in elections with a large number of candidates.

Ann Marie is a Tea-Party Republican, but she decides to vote in the Democratic primary in order to vote against the most liberal candidate. This is an example of strategic voting.