Consider the Following Preference Orderings $\succ$ Medical $\succ$ Tax Cut
Councillor 2: Medical

question 6

Multiple Choice

Consider the following preference orderings.
Councillor 1: Education $\succ$ Medical $\succ$ Tax cut
Councillor 2: Medical $\succ$ Tax cut $\succ$ Education
Councillor 3: Tax cut $\succ$ Education $\succ$ Medical
If Councillor 1 gets to be the agenda setter and choose the ordering in which the three councillors vote over the alternatives, which of the following agendas should she set in order to get her most-preferred outcome?

• A) It wouldn't make a difference; the final choice would be the same regardless of the agenda.
• B) First a vote between education and medical, and then the winner against tax cuts.
• C) First a vote between medical and tax cuts, and then the winner against education.
• D) First a vote between tax cuts and education, and then the winner against medical.

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