Chapter 18: Q. 9 (page 441)
How can a small special interest group win in a situation of majority voting when the benefits it seeks flow only to a small group?
By lobbying and influencing candidates
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How can pork-barrel spending occur in a situation of majority voting when it benefits only a small group?
How does a government agency raise revenue differently from a private company, and how does that affect the way government makes decisions compared to business decisions?
Occupy Wall Street was a national (and later global) organized protest against the greed, bank profits, and financial corruption that led to the 2008–2009 recession. The group popularized slogans like “We are the 99%,” meaning it represented the majority against the wealth of the top 1%. Does the fact that the protests had little to no effect on legislative changes support or contradict the chapter?
What is the main factor preventing a large community from influencing policy in the same way as a special interest group?
True or false: The majority rule can fail to produce a single preferred outcome when there are more than two choices.
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