The Reason Why, Under Majority Voting and Consistent Voter Preferences

question 132

Multiple Choice

The reason why, under majority voting and consistent voter preferences, the median voter's choice will tend to predominate is because

• A) the median voter has the strongest preferences compared to the other voters.
• B) most voters strongly prefer the median view.
• C) extreme voters on either side of the median would prefer the median over the opposite extreme.
• D) voters' preferences are bell-shaped, with most of them falling on the median.

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