Majority rule will produce the outcome most preferred by the median voter, as demonstrated by the
A)Arrow impossibility theorem.
B)Condorcet paradox.
C)pairwise voting proposition.
D)median voter theorem.

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The median voter theorem posits that in a majority rule voting system, the preferences of the median voter will likely prevail, assuming voters' preferences are single-peaked on a one-dimensional policy space. This is because any policy too far from the median voter's preference can be defeated by a policy closer to that median preference.

Majority Rule Will Produce the Outcome Most Preferred by the Median