UK Politics electoral systems

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A level politics Test sobre UK Politics electoral systems, creado por Nia Alexis el 10/05/2015.
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Resumen del Recurso

Pregunta 1

Pregunta
First Past the post (FPTP) is a majority sytem
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
FPTP is good because it ...
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
FPTP discriminates against small parties
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
safe seats can lead to wasted votes
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 5

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

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
AMS is a hybrid system
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Where is AMS used?
Respuesta
  • London Assembly
  • Welsh Assembly
  • Northern Ireland Assembly
  • Westminster
  • Scottish Parliament

Pregunta 8

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

Pregunta 9

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

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
The regional list system reduces the vote of some people
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
Regional list is...
Respuesta
  • used to elect a party
  • used to elect an individual
  • proportional
  • majoritarian

Pregunta 12

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

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
STV allows voters to discriminate between candidates of the same party
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 14

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

Pregunta 15

Pregunta
What is true about supplementary vote (SV)
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 16

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

Pregunta 17

Pregunta
SV guarantees a majority
Respuesta
  • True
  • False
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