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Flashcards by Erin Boyle, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Erin Boyle
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| additional member system (AMS) | a proportion of legislature seats is allocated by a majoritarian system. the remainder are allocated on a proportional basis as a top-up Scotland, Wales, and London |
| election | citizens select public officials by casting a vote indicating their preference. The key to representative democracy. |
| electoral reform | any change in the electoral system |
| electorate | those entitled to vote. qualify under the franchise. appear on the electoral register. |
| first-past-the-post | electoral system for Westminster simple plurality wasted votes, lack of proportionality |
| hybrid electoral system | a mixed voting system. 1 portion under majoritarian 1 portion under proportional (AMS +AV Plus) |
| Jenkins Commission | established by New Labour 1998 considers electoral reforrm proportionality, stable government, better voter choice, MP-Constituency link |
| landslide effect | the tendency for majoritarian electoral systems to over-reward the party returned to government. 1997 Labour 63% seats 43% votes |
| a majoritarian electoral system | a system under which the winning candidate must receive the majority of votes in their constituency (FPTP + SV) |
| mandate | the right of the governing party to pursue policies it sets out in its manifesto |
| party list system | proportional votes are cast for a party, not a candidate seats are divided between parties candidates come from an ordered list Welsh 20/60 = List |
| party system | a measure of competition between political parties UK = two-party system |
| proportional electoral system | it seeks to apportion seats in broad proportion to the percentage of the popular vote won by a party (List + STV + AMS) |
| representation | speaking on the behalf of someone else representing their interests |
| simple plurality | only need to gain 1 more vote than an opponent FPTP |
| single transferable vote (SV) | proportional system multi-member constituencies preferential = rank your choice achieve a quota = Droop Formula |
| stabe government | a lasting majority government |
| strong government | single-party majority governments |
| supplementary vote (SV) | majoritarian system London Mayor single-member two columns and elimination |
| voter choice | availability of a range of ideologies and policies |
| wasted votes | votes that serve no purpose for a defeated candidate additional for a clear winner associated with simple-plurality systems |
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