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Part I: Research the Iowa Caucuses and explain how they work. Your response should be
a one-page (250-word) narrative. Be sure to include a brief history, how a caucus
differs from a typical primary election, and why the Iowa Caucuses play such an
important role in American presidential elections.
Part II: Imagine you live in Mason City, Iowa and attend a Republican caucus for Precinct
W1-P2 at the Highland Golf Course. The meeting organizers ask the voters to
select their preferences for four candidates. The following preference schedule
summarizes the results of the poll.
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Voters 19 6 36 39
1st B R C T
2nd R B R R
3rd C C B C
4th T T T B
Use this preference schedule to answer the following questions about various
voting methods. Vocabulary words in bold are defined in the Voting Theory section
in Math in Society.
B: 19 votes
R: 6 votes
C: 36 votes
T: 39 votes
Part II: (Continued)
iii. Suppose we use Instant Runoff Voting. Remove the candidate with the
least 1st Choice votes and show the preference schedule.
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Voters 19 6 36 39
1st B B C T
2nd C C B C
3rd T T T B
iv. Remove the candidate with the least 1st Choice votes and show the
preference schedule.
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Voters 19 6 36 39
1st C C C T
2nd T T T C
76(19*4)+18(6*3)+
72(36*2)+39(39*1) B: 205 C: 272 144(36*4)+128((19+6+39)*2)
viii. How many points does each candidate get using Copeland's Method?
B vs R B vs C R vs T C vs T B: 1 pt
B: 1 point C: 2 points
R: 3 pts
R: 19+6+36= 61 C: 19+6+36= 61
T: 39 T: 39 C: 2 pts
Winner: C R: 3 points T: 0 points Winner: R Winner: C T: 0 pts
B vs T C vs R
ix. Who wins by Copeland's Method? Winner: R
B: 19+6+36=61
T: 39
Winner: B Winner: R x. Is there a Condorcet Candidate? Y or N