What Is the Voting Paradox

question 106

Multiple Choice

What is the voting paradox?

• A)the observation that less than 60 percent of those eligible to vote actually vote
• B)the observation that majority voting may not always result in consistent choices
• C)the idea that wealthy corporations are able to sway politicians to act in ways contrary to the desires of the majority
• D)people are aware that their votes will not change the political outcome since these outcomes are predetermined by a group of influential politicians

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