Consider the Weighted Voting System [25: W₁, 7,6,2]

question 13

Multiple Choice

Consider the weighted voting system [25: w₁, 7,6,2] . What is the smallest possible value for the weight w₁ which guarantees P 1 is the only player with veto power.

• A) 18
• B) 17
• C) 15
• D) 13
• E) None of the above.

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