Kenneth Arrow Proved That the Voting System That Satisfied All

question 131

Multiple Choice

Kenneth Arrow proved that the voting system that satisfied all of the properties of his "perfect" voting system was

• A)one in which a single person (a "dictator") imposes his preferences on everyone else.
• B)pairwise majority voting.
• C)majority voting that is not pairwise.
• D)None of the above is correct. Arrow proved that no voting system can satisfy all of the properties of his "perfect" system.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups of atoms, making it a chiral center.

R or S

Notation used in chemistry to describe the absolute configuration of chiral centers in molecules, indicating the spatial arrangement of atoms.

Asymmetric Carbon Atoms

Carbon atoms bonded to four different groups, leading to chiral molecules that can exist as enantiomers.

Chiral

Describes an object, typically a molecule, that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, illustrating handedness in its structure.