Asked by Jordan Pollock on Jul 03, 2024
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The median voter's preferred outcome is the same as the
A) average preferred outcome.
B) outcome preferred by the greatest number of voters.
C) outcome produced by majority rule.
D) outcome preferred by Arrow's "perfect" voter.
Median Voter
A theoretical concept that suggests the outcome of a majority vote is most likely to represent the preferences of the voter who is in the middle of the political spectrum.
Majority Rule
A decision rule that selects alternatives which have a majority, that is, more than half the votes.
- Assess the Median Voter Theorem and its application in estimating the outcomes of voting systems and scenarios requiring decision-making.
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Jocelyn FunesJul 08, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The median voter theorem suggests that in a majority rule voting system, the preferred outcome of the median voter will be the one that is chosen, as it is the position that divides the electorate in half, with half preferring that outcome or something more extreme in one direction and the other half preferring it or something more extreme in the other direction. This is different from the average preferred outcome, the outcome preferred by the greatest number of voters (which could be different if preferences are spread out), or Arrow's concept of a "perfect" voter, which is a theoretical construct from social choice theory and not directly related to the median voter's preferences.
Learning Objectives
- Assess the Median Voter Theorem and its application in estimating the outcomes of voting systems and scenarios requiring decision-making.
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