The Median-Voter Theorem Can Help Explain Why Politicians Tend to Change

question 79

Multiple Choice

The median-voter theorem can help explain why politicians tend to change their position on a given issue over the course of an election from:

• A)extreme to moderate.
• B)moderate to extreme.
• C)extreme to more extreme.
• D)one extreme to the other.

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Definitions:

Price Ceiling

A government-imposed limit on how high the price of a product or service can be charged in the market, aimed at protecting consumers from high prices.

Quantity Demanded

The amount of a product or service consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price.

Quantity Supplied

The amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a given price within a certain time period.

Supply Unchanged

A situation in which the quantity of a good or service available in the market does not increase or decrease over a period.