POL SCI 171B

Main Course

Collective Choice and Majority Rule

Description

Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisite: course 30. Designed for juniors/seniors. How do different ways of counting and casting votes affect political decisions? When can voting rules be manipulated by leaders and voters? Examples from legislative, electoral, and judicial politics. P/NP or letter grading.

Prerequisites

• Required: POL SCI 30

  Plan

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