Question: Page 12. Kindly write the answer and solution on a sheet of paper or anything that can easily read and understand. Thankyou! ASSESSMENT TASKS .

Page 12. Kindly write the answer and solution on a sheet of paper or anything that can easily read and understand. Thankyou!

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ASSESSMENT TASKS . I. Selection Type: Use the following preference schedule to answer questions # 1 - 7 Voters | 8 5 6 1 st 3 9 A A B C 2nd D B D C B B 3rd C C D A 4th A D B A D C 1. How many candidates are in this election? a. 5 c. 31 d. 16 2. How many distinct ballots were cast? e. none of these 5 b. 4 c. 31 d. 16 How many people voted in this election? e. none of these a. 5 b. 4 c. 31 d. 16 4. Using the plurality method, who is the winner? e. none of these a. A b. b c. C d. D e. none of these 5. Using the plurality-with-the-elimination method, who is eliminated 1st? a. A b. B c. C d. D e. none of these 6. Who among the candidates was the Majority candidate? a . ) D b . A C. B d. C e. none of these 7. Who among the candidates was the Condorcet candidate? A b. B c. C d. D e. none of these For items 8-10, given the 5 states and 250 seats. The population of each state is provided. State A B C D E Population 250 875 4700 3825 350 8. Under Hamilton's Method the apportionment to each state is a. A = 6; B = 22; C = 117; D = 96; E = 9 b. A = 6; B = 22; C = 118; D = 96; E = 8 C. A = 7; B = 22; C = 117; D = 95; E = 9 d. A = 6; B = 23; C = 116; D = 96; E = 9 9. Under Jefferson's Method the apportionment to each state is A = 6; B = 22; C = 117; D = 96; E = 9 b . A = 6; B = 22; C = 118; D = 96; E = 8 A = 7; B = 22; C = 117; D = 95; E = 9 d. A = 6; B = 23; C = 116; D = 96; E = 9 10 Under Webster's Method the apportionment to each state is A = 6; B = 22; C = 117; D = 96; E = 9 . A = 6; B = 22; C = 118; D = 96; E = 8 C. A = 7; B = 22; C = 117; D = 95; E = 9 d. A = 6; B = 23; C = 116; D = 96; E = 9 11. Given the following data: Candidate Votes Senator A 2,911,872 Senator B 2,910,942 Senator C 97,419 Senator D 17,472 a. What is the number of votes shown in the table? b. What is the difference between the number of votes obtained by Senator A and by Senator B? . What percent difference is that?(to three decimal places) d. Does the difference require a recount?(Note: Recount is done when the winning party margin in votes is less than 0.5% of the total number of votes)

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