Question 1

Poll taxes are:

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A)  a way to disenfranchise the poor.
B)  a tax that must be paid in order to cast a vote.
C)  used to disenfranchise those groups even when the right to vote exists.
D)  All of these are true.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Pair-wise majority voting ______________ the criteria of an ideal voting system.

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A)  fails to meet one of
B)  fails to meet two of
C)  fails to meet all of
D)  meets all ofE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

By using mail-in ballots,voter participation may fall.This can be explained as:

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A)  the decreased costs of voting are outweighed by the decreased benefits of being seen voting.
B)  the decreased benefits of being seen voting are smaller than the decreased costs of voting.
C)  the decreased benefits of being seen voting are smaller than the increased costs of voting.
D)  the decreased costs of voting are larger than the decreased benefits of being seen voting.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Lobbying can shape regulations through:

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A)  rent-seeking behavior.
B)  collusion.
C)  objective cost benefit analysis.
D)  None of these is true.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

One of the conditions that must exist for the median-voter theorem to hold is:

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A)  there is a simple in-favor/not-in-favor position held by each candidate.
B)  candidates win by majority vote.
C)  there must be a run-off election in the event of a tie vote between two or more candidates.
D)  All of these are conditions that must exist.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

An unintentional consequence of using mail-in ballots in a small community is:

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A)  decreased costs associated with voting.
B)  decreased pressure from others to fulfill their civic duty.
C)  increased costs associated with tallying the votes.
D)  All of these are unintended consequences of mail-in ballots.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The theorem that suggests that politicians maximize their votes by taking the policy position preferred by the median voter,under certain conditions is called:

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A)  the median-voter theorem.
B)  the average voter theorem.
C)  the mid-voter theorem.
D)  the moderate vote theorem.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Exam 22: Political Choices

Poll taxes are:

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Pair-wise majority voting ______________ the criteria of an ideal voting system.

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One of the conditions that must exist for the median-voter theorem to hold is:

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The theorem that suggests that politicians maximize their votes by taking the policy position preferred by the median voter,under certain conditions is called:

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By using mail-in ballots,voter participation may fall.This can be explained as:

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An unintentional consequence of using mail-in ballots in a small community is:

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Lobbying can shape regulations through:

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Poll taxes are:

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Pair-wise majority voting ______________ the criteria of an ideal voting system.

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One of the conditions that must exist for the median-voter theorem to hold is:

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The theorem that suggests that politicians maximize their votes by taking the policy position preferred by the median voter,under certain conditions is called:

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By using mail-in ballots,voter participation may fall.This can be explained as:

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An unintentional consequence of using mail-in ballots in a small community is:

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Lobbying can shape regulations through:

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