True, False, or Uncertain? Explain.
a. Using a majority voting method, a public good will only be provided in the quantity desired by the majority of the voters.
b. An increase in the transactions cost involved in voting reduces voter turn out.
c. In a two party primary, candidates should moderate their views, anticipating the median view they will likely face in the general election.
d. If x is a single-dimensional issue, the median position cannot lose under majority rule.
e. Jay has political preferences that are transitive. He likes candidate a better then candidate b, and he likes candidate c better than candidate a. Therefore, we know that he likes candidate c better than candidate b.
f. Iona has political preferences that are intransitive. She likes candidate a better then candidate b, and she likes candidate b better than candidate c. Therefore, we know that she likes candidate a better than candidate c.
g. Hank is really angry about some aspects of the education his children are receiving in the public school system in his hometown. After the latest incident, which raised his ire, he concluded that his only option is to pull his children out of the school system and send them to a private school. Hank’s conclusion is correct.