There is a new country called Tiderce where the people's political opinions lead them to divide themselves into five different groups, representing different outlooks on how the legislature should approach public policy. These five groups based on political convictions in turn result in the formation of five political parties (each named after an animal mascot). The five parties are listed below in order from most liberal to most conservative. In the first election for the legislature in this country the people vote for their candidates and/or their parties as follows, with the vote in the whole country being the same as the vote in every part of it:
Lion 20%
Tiger 24%
Bear 13%
Antelope 18%
Gazelle 25%
If the electoral system is characterized by single member districts and plurality winners, then the outcome of the election will mean
Each of the five parties will have seats in the legislature. |
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Two parties might get seats in the legislature: the Gazelle Party and the Tiger Party. |
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Only the Gazelle Party will have seats in the legislature. |
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Only the Tiger Party will have seats in the legislature. |
Answer - Option D - Only the Tiger Party will have seats in the legislature.
Tiger - 24℅
There is a new country called Tiderce where the people's political opinions lead them to divide...
There is a new country called Tiderce where the people's political opinions lead them to divide themselves into five different groups, representing different outlooks on how the legislature should approach public policy. These five groups based on political convictions in turn result in the formation of five political parties (each named after an animal mascot). The five parties are listed below in order from most liberal to most conservative. In the first election for the legislature in this country the...
In a particular country the people's political opinions lead them to divide themselves into five distinct groups, represented in five political parties (with each of the five named after an animal). The five parties are listed below in order from most liberal to most conservative. In the end the election for the legislature in this country that people vote for the parties and their candidates as follows (with the distribution of the vote being the same in the country as...
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