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Voting Methods & Power

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 6hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many total votes are there in this election?
a)
35
b)
37
c)
40
d)
41
2.
Is there a majority candidate?
a)
Yes; candidate A
b)
Yes; candidate C
c)
No
d)
What does majority mean?
3.
Who wins by Plurality?
a)
Candidate A
b)
Candidate B
c)
Candidate C
d)
Candidate D
4.
Who wins if the Borda Count method is used?
a)
Candidate A
b)
Candidate B
c)
Candidate C
d)
Candidate D
5.
Consider and election of 721 voters:
What is the smallest number of votes needed to be a majority candidate?
a)
300
b)
360
c)
361
d)
721
6.
2 different ways to analyze a weighted voting system
a)
Banzhaf and Shapley Power Distributions
b)
Coalitions
c)
Apportionment
d)
Borda Count Method
7.
a system of government where votes decide an outcome
a)
Democratic
b)
Parliminetary
c)
Communist
d)
Marxist
8.
Consider the weighted voting system [65: 30, 28, 22, 15, 7, 6]
Find the total number of players
a)
65
b)
6
c)
108
9.
Consider the weighted voting system [65: 30, 28, 22, 15, 7, 6]
Find the total number of votes. 
a)
65
b)
6
c)
108
10.
Consider the weighted voting system [65: 30, 28, 22, 15, 7, 6]
Find the weight of P3
a)
65
b)
22
c)
28
11.
Consider the weighted voting system [65: 30, 28, 22, 15, 7, 6]
How many votes are needed to pass a motion?
a)
65
b)
30
c)
55
12.
Consider the weighted voting system [q: 10, 8, 5]
What is the smallest value that the quota can be? 
a)
10
b)
5
c)
12
13.
Consider the weighted voting system [q: 10, 8, 5]
What is the largest value that the quota can be?
a)
10
b)
23
c)
12
14.
Consider the weighted voting system [q: 10, 8, 5]
What is the value of the quota if at least two-thirds of the votes are needed to pass a motion? 
a)
16
b)
10
c)
14
15.
Consider the weighted voting system [18: 16, 8, 4, 1] Identify any players who have veto power. 
a)
player 1 only
b)
player 2 only
c)
player 1 and 2
d)
players 1, 2, and 3
16.
Consider the weighted voting system [6: 5, 2, 1] What is the weight of the coalition formed by P1 and P3?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
2
17.
Consider the weighted voting system [15: 8, 5, 3, 1] Identify any players who have veto power. 
a)
player 1 only
b)
player 1 and 2
c)
player 1, 2, and 3
d)
player 1, 2, 3, and 4
18.
Consider the weighted voting system [6: 5, 2, 1] How many winning coalitions are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
Consider the weighted voting system [6: 5, 2, 1] Which player(s) are critical in the coalition {P1, P2, P3}
a)
P1 only
b)
P2 only
c)
P1 and P2
d)
P1, P2, and P3
20.
Consider the weighted voting system [6: 5, 2, 1] Find the Banzhaf Power Index for player 1.
a)
1/5
b)
2/5
c)
3/5
d)
4/5
21.
Consider the weighted voting system [6: 5, 2, 1] Find the Banzhaf Power Index for player 2.
a)
1/5
b)
2/5
c)
3/5
d)
4/5
22.
Consider the weighted voting system [8: 7, 6, 2] Find the Shapley-Shubik Index for player 1
a)
1/6
b)
2/6
c)
3/6
d)
4/6
23.
Consider the weighted voting system [8: 7, 6, 2] Find the Shapley-Shubik Index for player 2
a)
1/6
b)
2/6
c)
3/6
d)
4/6
24.
Consider the weighted voting system [8: 7, 6, 2] Find the Shapley-Shubik Index for player 3
a)
1/6
b)
2/6
c)
3/6
d)
4/6
25.
Consider the weighted voting system [8: 7, 6, 2] Which player is pivotal in the sequential coalition <P2, P3, P1>?
a)
P1
b)
P2
c)
P3
26.
Consider the weighted voting system [8: 7, 6, 2] How many SEQUENTIAL coalitions are there? 
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
5
27.
Consider the weighted voting system [16: 9, 8, 7] Find the Shapley-Shubik Index for player 3
a)
3/6
b)
1/6
c)
4/6
d)
2/6
28.
Consider the weighted voting system [16: 9, 8, 7] Find the Shapley-Shubik Index for player 2
a)
3/6
b)
1/6
c)
4/6
d)
2/6