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Figure 1 Illustrates a Situation of a Unicameral Legislature in Which

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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
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    -In Figure 1, what would the outcome be after the median voter proposes a new policy and all members of the legislature vote between the new policy and the status quo? A)  2 B)  3 C)  4 D)  5 E)  6 F)  7 G)  8
-In Figure 1, what would the outcome be after the median voter proposes a new policy and all members of the legislature vote between the new policy and the status quo?


A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 6
F) 7
G) 8

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