Figure 1 Illustrates a Situation of a Unicameral Legislature in Which

question 8

Multiple Choice

Figure 1 illustrates a situation of a unicameral legislature in which there is a median voter (MV) and a status quo policy (SQ) arrayed along a single left-right issue dimension that runs from 0 (most left) to 10 (most right) . The MV is assumed to have a single-peaked utility function and to vote for the policy that is located closest to her ideal point. Assume that a voter will vote for a new policy over the status quo if she is indifferent between them.
Figure 1: Illustrating a Unicameral Legislature

-In Figure 1, what would the outcome be after the median voter proposes a new policy and all members of the legislature vote between the new policy and the status quo?

• A) 2
• B) 3
• C) 4
• D) 5
• E) 6
• F) 7
• G) 8

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