criteria

Question 1

majority criteria

Answer 1

if a candidate wins by a majority, then they should win the election by another method

Question 2

head to head criteria

Answer 2

if a candidate wins by head to head comparisons then that candidate should win the election

Question 3

Independence of Irrelevent Alternatives Criteria

Answer 3

If X is the winner and one or more losing candidates drop out of the race, then X should still be the winner

Question 4

Monotonicity criteria

Answer 4

suppose X is the winner and suppose that in another election, some voters rank X higher, with no changes in other candidates then X should still win

Question 5

mays theorem

Answer 5

in a two candidate election with an odd number of voters, majority rule is the only voting system that avoids a tie

Question 6

dictatorship

Answer 6

one person (predecided) has all the power in selecting who will win an election

Question 7

imposed rule

Answer 7

there is a set winner no matter how any one votes

Question 8

minority rule

Answer 8

the person with the least amount of votes wins

Question 9

anonymous factor

Answer 9

treats voters equally

Question 10

neutral factor

Answer 10

treats candidates equally

Question 11

monotone factor

Answer 11

if a candidate gains votes, they the winner

Question 12

dictatorship factors met

Answer 12

neutral and monotone

Question 13

imposed rule factors met

Answer 13

anonymous and monotone

Question 14

minority rule factors met

Answer 14

anonymous and neutral

Question 15

majority rule factors met

Answer 15

anonymous, neutral, and monotone

Question 16

plurality criteria met

Answer 16

majority and monotonicity

Question 17

borda count criteria met

Answer 17

monotinicity

Question 18

IRV criteria met

Answer 18

majority

Question 19

pairwise criteria met

Answer 19

majority
monotonicity
Condorcet

Question 20

arrows impossibility theorem

Answer 20

it is not possible for a voting system to satisfy every fairness criteria we discussed