The Trading of Votes to Secure Favorable Outcomes on Decisions

question 220

Multiple Choice

The trading of votes to secure favorable outcomes on decisions that would otherwise be defeated is called

• A) median-voter trading.
• B) the special-interest effect.
• C) political logrolling.
• D) the paradox of voting.

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