Voting Chapter

The preferred candidate in each comparison receives _____ points

1 point

If the candidates tie, then each receives ____ points

1.5

The apportionment method that involves rounding each standard quota down to the nearest whole number is called _____ method. Surplus items are given, one at a time, to the groups with the largest _____ parts in their standard quotas until there are no more surplus items

Hamilton's, decimal

True or False: Different apportionment methods applied to the same situation can produce different results

True

True or False: It is impossible for any democratic voting system to satisfy each of the fairness criteria

True

A voting method that may not satisfy any of the fairness criteria is the ____ method

borda count

One of the voting methods requires voters to rank all candidates from the most favorable to the least favorable. Each last-place vote receives 1 point, each next-to-last place vote 2 points, and so on. THis voting method is called the ___________ method. One of the voting methods requires voters to rank all candidates from the most favorable to the least favorable. Each last-place vote receives 1 point, each next-to-last place vote 2 points, and so on. This voting method is called the ___________ method. The candidate with the MAJORITY wins.

borda count

The total population under consideration divided by the number of items to be allocated is called the standard _____. When each group's population is dived by this divisor, a standard ____ for that group is obtained

divisor; quota

If a candidate is favored when compared separately with every other candidate in an election, then that candidate should be declared the winner. This criterion is called the ______ criterion.

head-to-head

head to head criterion

if a candidate is favored when compared separately-that is, head-to-head-with every other candidate, then that candidate should win the election

If a candidate wins an election and, in a recount, the only changes are that one or more of the other candidates are removed from the ballot, then that candidate should still win the election. This criterion is called the ___________ criterion.

irrelevant alternatives

If a candidate receives more than half the first-place votes in an election, then that candidate should be declared the winner. This criterion is called ________ criterion

majoirty

If there are three or more candidates in an election, it often happens that no single candidate receives more than 50% of the first-place votes, or a/an ________ of votes

majority

If a candidate wins an election and, in a reelection, the only changes are changes that favor the candidate, then that candidate should win the the reelection. This criterion is called the ____ criterion

monotoconicity

The candidate receiving the _____ is the winner

most points

The voting method in which each candidate is compared with each of the other candidates is called the __________ method.

pairwise comparison

A table that shows how often each particular outcome occurred and that summarizes an election's results is called a/an ______ table

preference

ballots in which voters are asked to rank all the candidates are called ______ ballots

preference