Instructor: Suren Samaratunga Quiz 1

MATH 45 Date: April/04/2022

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1. (30 pt) Consider the weighted voting system [q : 10, 6, 4, 3, 1].

(a) What is the smallest value that the quota q can take?

(b) What is the largest value that the quota q can take?

(c) What is the value of the quota if at least three-fourths of the votes
are required to pass a motion?

(d) What is the value of the quota if more than three-fourths of the votes
are required to pass a motion?

(e) For what values of the quota q is the coalition formed by P1 and P3
a winning coalition?
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2. (40 pt) Table shows the preference schedule for an election with four
candidates (A, B, C, and D). Use the method of pairwise comparisons
to find the complete ranking of the candidates.

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3. (30 pt) Consider the weighted voting system [12 : 7, 6, 5].

(a) Write down all the sequential coalitions, and in each sequential coali-
tion identify the pivotal player.
(b) Find the Shapley-Shubik power distribution of this weighted voting
system.

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