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Econ
410
HW#3 (Please TYPE all answers).
1. If the SIVH were correct, how would the
policy views of the U.S. President, one of Virginia's Senators, and the House
Representative for Fairfax predictably differ? (2-3 sentences)
2. It frequently happens that two senators who
represent the same state disagree. Is there any way for the Median Voter Theorem
to explain this? (2-3 sentences)
3. Pick one country other than the U.S. that you
know something about. Why does it have
policies that differ from those in the U.S.?
(2-3 sentences)
4. Suppose the U.S. switched to proportional
representation in the House of Representatives.
How would the partisan make-up of Congress change? How would policy change? (3-4 sentences)
5. Name one policy of the federal government
that you believe a majority of Americans oppose. How does this policy survive? (2-3 sentences)
6. Try to explain why Social Security is such a
popular program. What is your model of
voter motivation? SIVH, sociotropic
voting, or what? (3-4 sentences)