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Which, if any, of the voting systems in Exercises 3 to 12 is a. a dictatorship? b. a veto power system? Note: A Voting system is a veto power system if any of the voters has veto power. c. a null system? d. a one-person, one-vote system?
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Chapter 4.3, Problem 13ES
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Which, if any, of the voting systems in Exercises 3 to 12 is
a. a dictatorship?
b. a veto power system? Note: A Voting system is a veto power system if any of the voters has veto power.
c. a null system?
d. a one-person, one-vote system?
To determine
(a)
What is the dictatorship from the given voting systems?
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To determine
(b)
What is the veto power system from the given voting systems?
To determine
(c)
What is the null systems?
To determine
(d)
What is the one person, one vote system?
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