Beach

Third Choice

Canoeing

Beach

Mountain biking

TABLE 18.2

7. Suppose there is an election for Soft Drink Commissioner. The field consists of one candidate from the

Pepsi party and four from the Coca-Cola party. This would seem to indicate a strong preference for Coca-

Cola among the voting population, but the Pepsi candidate ends up winning in a landslide. Why does this

happen?

Review Questions

8. How does rational ignorance discourage voting?

9. 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?

10. How can pork-barrel spending occur in a situation of majority voting when it benefits only a small group?

11. Why do legislators vote for spending projects in districts that are not their own?

12. Why does a voting cycle make it impossible to decide on a majority-approved choice?

13. How does a government agency raise revenue differently from a private company, and how does that
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