Table 152 -Refer to Table 15

question 120

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Table 15.2
$\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|} \hline & \begin{array}{c}\text { Highway } \\\text { Improvements }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Employment } \\\text { Insurance Benefits }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Social } \\\text { Safetynet } \\\text { Reform }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Bart } & \text { 1st } & \text { 3rd } & \text { 2nd } \\\hline \text { Lisa } & \text { 2nd } & \text { lst } & \text { 3rd } \\\hline \text { Maggie } & \text { 3rd } & \text { 2nd } & \text { 1st } \\\hline\end{array}$
-Refer to Table 15.2.The table above outlines the rankings of three members of Parliament on three spending alternatives.Assume that Parliament can spend additional revenue on only one of the three spending alternatives and that Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, all members of Parliament, participate in a series of votes in which they are to determine which of the spending alternatives should receive funding.Three votes will be taken: (1)Highway Improvements and Employment Insurance Benefits (2)Highway Improvements and Social Safetynet Reform and (3)Employment Insurance Benefits and Social Safetynet Reform.
Show the results of each vote and determine whether the voting paradox will occur as a result of these votes.

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Definitions:

Present State

The current condition or situation of a system, process, or entity at a specific point in time.

Position Power

The authority or influence an individual has due to their role or position within an organization.

Influence Superiors

The ability to affect the decisions, actions, or perceptions of higher-ranking individuals or management in an organization.

Personal Power

The influence or authority one has derived from their personal attributes or abilities, enabling them to affect the actions of others.