Leadership Development Event (LDE) Greenhand Texas FFA Practice Test

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What type of vote did Rita receive if she got 8 votes while others got 6?

Majority
Unanimous
Plurality
Consensus

The correct answer is: Plurality

Rita received a plurality of the votes, which means she received more votes than any of the other individual candidates, but not necessarily more than half of the total votes cast. In this scenario, receiving 8 votes while others received 6 indicates that while her votes were the highest, they do not constitute a majority since a majority would require more than half of the total votes. Given that there were at least two other candidates with fewer votes, Rita's vote total simply made her the candidate with the most votes, thus qualifying it as a plurality. Understanding the terms can clarify why the other options do not apply: a majority would require 10 votes if there were 15 total votes cast (assuming all others received fewer), a unanimous vote would mean all participants voted the same way, and consensus suggests a general agreement among a group rather than a simple count of higher votes. Thus, Rita's situation exemplifies a plurality voting outcome.