0 the system of giving the largest group in a particular place or area the power to make decisions for everyone: --
Table 3 displays a case in which voters differently weight each issue and vote by the higher weighted sum, and aggregation is by majority rule.
Table 2 displays an example of such a legislature (using majority rule for aggregation).
Democracy is not simply majority rule; majorities can tyrannize over minorities and individuals, who need protection on democratic grounds.
It is striking, however, that the political appeal of majority rule often reasserts itself even where supermajority multipliers or other minority-veto schemes are in effect.
They rely on formal structures (simple majority rule, federalism, written constitutions) and informal modes of interaction (culture, ideology, morale, and leadership).
Under simple majority rule, only those present and voting are counted, so the measure passes 40-20.
But the prospect of affirmative strategic behaviour by minorities counts against the standard simple-majority scheme and makes absolute majority rule a real alternative.
After votes are cast, the electoral system translates these votes into seats in a parliament that then makes policy decisions under majority rule.
