9. Political and Market Applications

Median Voter Theorem — Quiz

Test your understanding of median voter theorem with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

What does the median voter theorem predict in a one-dimensional majority-rule election with single-peaked preferences?

Question 2

In a line of voters with ideal points $2$, $5$, $7$, $10$, and $12$, what is the median ideal point?

Question 3

Which assumption is most important for the median voter theorem to work?

Question 4

Why do candidates in a simple two-candidate election often choose similar policies?

Question 5

If there are $9$ voters and their ideal points are ordered from lowest to highest, which voter is the median voter?