First-Past-The-Post Voting Entails

question 66

Multiple Choice

First-past-the-post voting entails:

• A)one vote with many options,and the option with the most votes wins.
• B)a series of votes with two options;the winner of the first vote is paired with another option until all options have been voted on in pairs and there is one winner.
• C)voters ranking all available options and the option most approved of wins.
• D)None of these describes first-past-the-post voting.

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