Product ID: 5619
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High School
Fair Voting - Weighted Votes for Unequal Constituencies (HiMAP)
Author: William F. Lucas
Students are challenged to use the mathematics of weighted voting to wrestle with important social issues such as how power can be measured quantitatively, and how power is divided in our government. HiMAP Module 19.
HiMAP library now available on CD-ROM product no. 7593
Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1: VOTING IN DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER 2: SOME APPROACHES TO FAIR REPRESENTATION
CHAPTER 3: PROPORTIONAL WEIGHTED VOTING: A FIRST ATTEMPT TO REALIZE FAIR REPRESENTATION
CHAPTER 4: MEASURING POWER
CHAPTER 5: ADJUSTED WEIGHTED VOTING: A BETTER IDEA
CHAPTER 6: HISTORICAL ASPECTS
CHAPTER 7: ADDITIONAL TOPICS ON WEIGHTED VOTING
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©1992 by COMAP, Inc.
HiMAP
81 pages
Mathematics Topics:
Algebra , Discrete & Finite Mathematics
Application Areas:
Social Studies , History, Political Science, Voting Theory
Prerequisites:
Algebra
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