Arrow's impossibility theorem suggests that:
A)any voting system society adopts for aggregating the preferences of its members will be flawed
B)a voting system will be ideal if some form of dictatorship is allowed
C)a voting system will be ideal if the properties of intransitivity and dependence of irrelevant alternatives are satisfied
D)none of the above

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Arrow's impossibility theorem demonstrates that there is no perfect voting system. It proves that any voting method that meets certain reasonable criteria will inevitably result in paradoxes or inconsistencies in some situations. Therefore, any voting system that society adopts will be flawed to some extent.

Arrow's Impossibility Theorem Suggests That