Under majority rule, the order in which items are voted on is
A)unimportant, and this is a lesson of the Condorcet paradox.
B)unimportant, and this is a lesson of Arrow's impossibility theorem.
C)important, and this is a lesson of the Condorcet paradox.
D)important, and this is a lesson of Arrow's impossibility theorem.

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The Condorcet paradox shows that the outcome of a majority vote can depend on the order in which the options are voted on. This means that the order in which items are voted on is important under majority rule. Arrow's impossibility theorem, on the other hand, shows that it is impossible to have a voting system that satisfies a set of reasonable criteria, regardless of the order of the vote.

Under Majority Rule, the Order in Which Items Are Voted