Figure 1 illustrates a situation of a unicameral legislature in which there is a median voter (MV) and a status quo policy (SQ) arrayed along a single left-right issue dimension that runs from 0 (most left) to 10 (most right). The MV is assumed to have a single-peaked utility function and to vote for the policy that is located closest to her ideal point. Assume that a voter will vote for a new policy over the status quo if she is indifferent between them.
Figure 1: Illustrating a Unicameral Legislature

-If the median voter in the legislature in Figure 1 gets to propose a new policy, what would she propose?

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Figure 1 illustrates a situation of a unicameral legislature in which there is a median voter (MV) and a status quo policy (SQ) arrayed along a single left-right issue dimension that runs from 0 (most left) to 10 (most right). The MV is assumed to have a single-peaked utility function and to vote for the policy that is located closest to her ideal point. Assume that a voter will vote for a new policy over the status quo if she is indifferent between them.
Figure 1: Illustrating a Unicameral Legislature
 
-If the median voter in the legislature in Figure 1 gets to propose a new policy, what would she propose?

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The Answer of Figure 1 illustrates a situation of a unicameral legislature in which there is a median voter (MV) and a status quo policy (SQ) arrayed along a single left-right issue dimension that runs from 0 (most left) to 10 (most right). The MV is assumed to have a single-peaked utility function and to vote for the policy that is located closest to her ideal point. Assume that a voter will vote for a new policy over the status quo if she is indifferent between them.
Figure 1: Illustrating a Unicameral Legislature
 
-If the median voter in the legislature in Figure 1 gets to propose a new policy, what would she propose?

Figure 1 Illustrates a Situation of a Unicameral Legislature in Which