UK Politics electoral systems

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A level politics Quiz sobre UK Politics electoral systems, criado por Nia Alexis em 10-05-2015.
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Resumo de Recurso

Questão 1

Questão
First Past the post (FPTP) is a majority sytem
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 2

Questão
FPTP is good because it ...
Responda
  • produces strong and stable government
  • creates safe seats
  • retains the constituency link
  • it has worked for so long
  • it represents all parties equally
  • it makes the UK unique compared to the rest of Europe
  • its easy to understand

Questão 3

Questão
FPTP discriminates against small parties
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 4

Questão
safe seats can lead to wasted votes
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 5

Questão
What are some features of Additional Member system (AMS)
Responda
  • Voters have 2 votes
  • Voters have 3 votes
  • Proportional outcome
  • Helps larger parties
  • Retains constituency system
  • Produces strong and stable government

Questão 6

Questão
AMS is a hybrid system
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 7

Questão
Where is AMS used?
Responda
  • London Assembly
  • Welsh Assembly
  • Northern Ireland Assembly
  • Westminster
  • Scottish Parliament

Questão 8

Questão
In AMS how many of the seats are awarded by FPTP?
Responda
  • 3/4
  • 50%
  • 2/3
  • 25%

Questão 9

Questão
Where is the regional list system used?
Responda
  • Labour leadership elections
  • European Parliament
  • Scottish parliament

Questão 10

Questão
The regional list system reduces the vote of some people
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 11

Questão
Regional list is...
Responda
  • used to elect a party
  • used to elect an individual
  • proportional
  • majoritarian

Questão 12

Questão
What does the single transferable vote (STV) system produce in the Northern Ireland Assembly?
Responda
  • 5 different parties gain significant numbers of seats
  • 2-party system
  • Voter confusion
  • Governments share power

Questão 13

Questão
STV allows voters to discriminate between candidates of the same party
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 14

Questão
What is true of STV
Responda
  • voters vote for as many candidates as they like
  • there is a quota
  • people vote for parties not candidates

Questão 15

Questão
What is true about supplementary vote (SV)
Responda
  • It is used to elect an individual
  • Voters have 5 choices
  • candidates have to get over 50%
  • it retains the constituency link
  • voters have 2 choices

Questão 16

Questão
Where is supplementary vote (SV) used?
Responda
  • Prime Minister
  • Mayor of London
  • Liberal democrat leadership elections
  • Police and crime commissioners

Questão 17

Questão
SV guarantees a majority
Responda
  • True
  • False

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