more choices, however, then voting may not always be a useful way of determining what the majority prefers.

As one example, consider an election in a state where 60% of the population is liberal and 40% is conservative.

If there are only two candidates, one from each side, and if liberals and conservatives vote in the same 60–40
proportions in which they are represented in the population, then the liberal will win. What if the election ends

up including two liberal candidates and one conservative? It is possible that the liberal vote will split and

victory will go to the minority party. In this case, the outcome does not reflect the majority’s preference.

Does the majority view prevail in the case of sugar quotas? Clearly there are more sugar consumers in the

United States than sugar producers, but the U.S. domestic sugar lobby (www.sugarcane.org) has successfully

argued for protection against imports since 1789. By law, therefore, U.S. cookie and candy makers must use
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