If a voter chooses an alternative that is not her most preferred one because by doing so she can produce a more preferred final outcome than might otherwise be the case, then she is engaging in ______.

A. sincere voting
B. strategic voting
C. rational voting
D. irrational voting


B. strategic voting

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___________________ representation is a political and electoral system under which both majorities and minorities are represented

Fill in the blank with correct word

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Which one of the following is not a major school of thought concerning North–South trade and monetary relations?

a. liberalism b. Marxism c. structuralism d. realism

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Which constitutional executive officer is responsible for implementing rules relating to lobbying, including the reporting and disclosure of related financial activities?

A. attorney general B. lieutenant governor C. the secretary of state D. the speaker of the assembly

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Democracy is a system in which the majority rules. 2. Condorcet’s paradox points out that individual rationality is sufficient to ensure group rationality. 3. Condorcet’s paradox makes it clear that restricting group decision making to sets of rational individuals is no guarantee that the group as a whole will exhibit rational tendencies. 4. Actors whose preference orderings are complete, and transitive are said to be rational.

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