Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- How to determine a simple majority.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Determine each voting body’s power based on their voting weight using the Banzhaf power index.
- Identify situations that result in unequal distribution of power among voters.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Power distribution can vary in weighted-voting situations.
- High individual voting strength may not result in a high power index.
Vocabulary
- Weighted voting
- Power index
- Voting Coalition
- Winning coalition
- Simple majority
