A voting procedure in which the alternative that receives the most votes wins, even if that alternative does not receive a majority of the votes, is known as the
A) Borda-count method.
B) Condorcet method.
C) instant runoff method.
D) plurality-rule method
D
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A) 0 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7
International trade is restricted because
A) there is an uneven distribution of benefits and costs of free trade. B) free trade creates an inefficient use of resources. C) free trade leads to higher costs. D) free trade stifles diversity and stability.
Long Beach Island, off the coast of New Jersey, is considering building a sand barrier to protect the houses on the island from future hurricanes. For residents of Long Beach Island, this barrier system would be a
A) private good. B) natural monopoly. C) common resource. D) public good.
What is a Lorenz curve and what is a Gini coefficient?
. What will be an ideal response?