The Paradox of Voting (The Condorcet Paradox)
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Overheads 10 September 2002
Overheads 12 September 2002
Overheads 17 and 19 September 2002
Summary: Changes in Congress 1947 - 2002
Figures From Poole and Rosenthal, Chapter 2
Figures From Stewart Chapter 1
The 107th Congress and the Iraq War Resolution
The Ideological Structure of Congressional Voting
The Polarization of the Congressional Parties
Voting in the Roman Senate
The Powell Amendment
Three Alternatives:
A,
B, and
C, and three voting blocs in the legislature of equal
size. The preferences are:
Bloc 1 (33%): A > B > C
Bloc 2 (33%): B > C > A
Bloc 3 (33%): C > A > B
Binary Voting, A vs. B first Vote, Winner Against C
Binary Voting, A vs. C first Vote, Winner Against B
Binary Voting, B vs. C first Vote, Winner Against A
Lessons From the Roman Senate and Paradox of Voting Examples