Questions: One controversy that sometimes arises in presidential elections is when candidate B wins the popular vote, but candidate A becomes president because of the way the Electoral College works. The first line of the following preference table lists the votes cast for candidate A, B, C, D, and E. The other lines indicate preferences. Assume that the election was held using the plurality-with-elimination method. Answer questions (a) through (e). A B C D E ------------------ 62,985,136 65,853,643 4,489,286 1,457,259 732,208 1 A B C D E 2 B A D A A 3 D C B E B 4 E E A B C 5 C D E C D (Round to the nearest whole number as needed.) (b) Who is the first candidate to be eliminated? - Candidate C - Candidate E - Candidate D - Candidate A - Candidate B

One controversy that sometimes arises in presidential elections is when candidate B wins the popular vote, but candidate A becomes president because of the way the Electoral College works. The first line of the following preference table lists the votes cast for candidate A, B, C, D, and E. The other lines indicate preferences. Assume that the election was held using the plurality-with-elimination method. Answer questions (a) through (e). A B C D E ------------------ 62,985,136 65,853,643 4,489,286 1,457,259 732,208 1 A B C D E 2 B A D A A 3 D C B E B 4 E E A B C 5 C D E C D (Round to the nearest whole number as needed.) (b) Who is the first candidate to be eliminated? - Candidate C - Candidate E - Candidate D - Candidate A - Candidate B
Transcript text: One controversy that sometimes arises in presidential elections is when candidate B wins the popular vote, but candidate A becomes president because of the way the Electoral College works. The first line of the following preference table lists the votes cast for candidate A, B, C, D, and E. The other lines indicate preferences. Assume that the election was held using the plurality-with-elimination method. Answer questions (a) through (e). \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline & \begin{tabular}{l} \begin{tabular}{c} $(A)$ \\ $62,985,136$ \end{tabular} \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l} \begin{tabular}{c} (B) \\ $65,853,643$ \end{tabular} \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l} \begin{tabular}{c} (C) \\ $4,489,286$ \end{tabular} \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l} (D) \\ 1,457,259 \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l} \begin{tabular}{c} (E) \\ 732,208 \end{tabular} \end{tabular} \\ \hline 1 & A & B & C & D & E \\ \hline 2 & B & A & D & A & A \\ \hline 3 & D & C & B & E & B \\ \hline 4 & E & E & A & B & C \\ \hline 5 & C & D & E & C & D \\ \hline \end{tabular} (Round to the nearest whole number as needed.) (b) Who is the first candidate to be eliminated? Candidate C Candidate E Candidate D Candidate A Candidate B
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The answer is Candidate E.

Explanation:

To determine the first candidate to be eliminated using the plurality-with-elimination method, we need to identify the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes. The plurality-with-elimination method involves eliminating the candidate with the least number of first-choice votes in each round until one candidate has a majority.

From the table, the first line shows the number of first-choice votes each candidate received:

  • Candidate A: 62,985,136 votes
  • Candidate B: 65,853,643 votes
  • Candidate C: 4,489,286 votes
  • Candidate D: 1,457,259 votes
  • Candidate E: 732,208 votes

Candidate E has the fewest first-choice votes with 732,208 votes. Therefore, Candidate E is the first candidate to be eliminated.

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