Election Theory Vocabulary

A ______________ is when a voter ranks candidates in order of their personal preference.

• preference table

• plurality

• preference ballot

• insincer voter

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A preference table summarizes all preference ballots.

• True

• False

when a voter supports an undesired outcome to prevent an even less desired outcome

• voting

• insincere voting

• sincere voting

• plurality

A points system is used to determine the winner of this voting method. Voters must also rank the candidates from favorite to least favorite.

• Plurality

• Plurality with Elimination

• Borda Count

• Pairwise Comparison

each candidate is matched with other candidates in head-to head

• Plurality

• Plurality with Elimination

• Borda Count

• Pairwise Comparison

The candidate with the MAJORITY of first place votes is the winner. If no candidate has a majority, then voting is carried out in rounds.

• Plurality

• Plurality with Elimination

• Borda Count

• Pairwise Comparison

the person who would win a two-candidate election against each of the other candidates in a plurality vote

• Pairwise Comparison

• Condorcet Candidate

• Majority Candidate

• majority criterion

states that if a candidate receives more than 50% of votes then that candidate must win

• majority

• majority criterion

• condorcet candidate

• condorcet criterion

no two candidates are in the same rank

• majority

• preference ballot

• linear ballot

• condorcet

Which of the following is another name for instant runoff?

• Plurality

• Borda Count

• Plurality with Elimination

• Pairwise Comparison