If Voters Have Single-Peaked Preferences

question 16

Multiple Choice

If voters have single-peaked preferences

• A) A majority of them prefer the median ideal policy to all other policies
• B) Majority rule leads to the selection of the median ideal policy
• C) Majority rule cannot lead to the selection of the median ideal policy
• D) A and B

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