A committee has six members with the system [8: 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2]. Which voters are critical in the coalition {A, C, D}?
A) A only
B) C and D
C) A, C, and D
D) No voter is critical.

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In the given system [8: 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2], a coalition needs at least 8 votes to pass a motion. In the coalition {A, C, D}, A has 5 votes, and both C and D have 2 votes each, totaling 9 votes. Each member is critical because removing any one of them would drop the total below 8, the threshold needed to pass a motion.

A Committee Has Six Members with the System [8: 5