Third-Party Candidates Are Better Off Under What System of Election

question 18

Multiple Choice

Third-party candidates are better off under what system of election?

• A) the majority system
• B) the plurality system
• C) proportional representation
• D) the winner-take-all system
• E) the spoils system

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Definitions:

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Nash Equilibrium

An idea in game theory in which each participant chooses the best strategy considering the strategies chosen by all other participants in the game.

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