• First, you will be shown the rules for the decision.
• Second, there will be a set of permissible amendments to an announced status quo. You will also see your payoffs, in points, for each potential amendment. Everyone may have very different payoffs for the potential amendments.
• Third, the status quo can be amended by a majority vote. If there is a tie, it will be resolved by a coin flip.
• Fourth, at any time anyone can ask to adjourn. If a majority votes to adjourn, then the value of the current status quo (amended or not) will be the final outcome for the decision. You will be paid the value of that proposal. If there is a tie vote on adjournment, there will be no adjournment and an amendment will be in order.
• Fifth, you will truthfully record your earnings on the decision sheet. If you cannot figure out how to record your data, please consult the experimenter.

Instructions for Decision 1

1. The status quo can be amended by any of the lettered proposals that are listed in your payoff sheet -- there are 6 alternatives.
2. A motion to adjourn (halt the proceedings and get paid for the value of the current status quo) takes precedence.
3. The experimenter will recognize one amendment. An amendment will be made by raising you hand. If there are multiple motions, one will be selected at random. The experimenter will always ask if there is a motion to adjourn.
4. All voting will take place by a show of hands.
5. A strict majority will be decisive. In the even of a tie a coin will be flipped – the status quo will be "heads."
6. There will be no talking – except when recognized by the experimenter.
7. Your payoffs are private.

Instructions for Decision 2

1. The status quo can be amended by any of the lettered proposals that are listed in your payoff sheet -- there are 6 alternatives.
2. A motion to adjourn (halt the proceedings and get paid for the value of the current status quo) takes precedence.
3. The experimenter will recognize one amendment. An amendment will be made by raising you hand. If there are multiple motions, one will be selected at random. The experimenter will always ask if there is a motion to adjourn.
4. All voting will take place by a show of hands.
5. A strict majority will be decisive. In the even of a tie a coin will be flipped – the status quo will be "heads."
6. You may talk for 90 seconds prior to making a motion. You may talk about anything except your payoffs. The experimenter reserves the right to recognize people and order the conversation.
7. Your payoffs are private.

Instructions for Decision 3

1. The status quo can be amended by any of the lettered proposals that are listed in your payoff sheet -- there are 6 alternatives.
2. A motion to adjourn (halt the proceedings and get paid for the value of the current status quo) takes precedence.
3. The experimenter will recognize one amendment. An amendment will be made by raising you hand. If there are multiple motions, one will be selected at random. The experimenter will always ask if there is a motion to adjourn.
4. All voting will take place by a show of hands.
5. A strict majority will be decisive. In the even of a tie a coin will be flipped – the status quo will be "heads."
6. You may talk for 90 seconds prior to making a motion. You may talk about anything except your payoffs. The experimenter reserves the right to recognize people and order the conversation.
7. Everyone will be charged 5 points for every minute that is taken in the course of making a decision. The experimenter will start a clock. The clock will stop when a vote to adjourn has occurred.
8. Your payoffs are private.