Elections

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What are the 4 functions of elections
Forming government, Holding Government to account , Influence over policy, Participation
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FPTP belongs to what family of voting system? what constituency does it use ?
Simple plurality, small single member
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SV belongs to what family of voting system? What type of constituency does it use ?
Majoritarian, small single member
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STV belongs to what family of voting system? What type of constituency does it use ?
PR, Large multi member
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AMS belongs to what family of voting system? What type of constituency does it use ?
Hybrid, mixed
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What voting system is used for European parliament elections?
Closed party list
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What voting system is used at devolved level?
AMS except Northern Ireland which uses STV
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What voting system is is used for local council elections?
FPTP except Scotland uses STV
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What is the criteria for evaluating voting systems?
Fair Representation ,Strong and Stable ,Choice of Candidate ,Effective link between candidate and constituency
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Name 5 weaknesses of FPTP ?
Minority candidate MP's , Unrepresentative, Elective dictatorships, Wasted votes, Limits voter choice
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Name 5 strengths of FPTP?
strong and stable government, strong candidate constituency link, Speed and simplicity, tried and tested it works, Excludes extremist parties
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Name 3 strengths of SV?
legitimacy as majority candidates, simple and straightforward, allowed independent candidates to win
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Name 3 disadvantages of SV?
Not proportional as only one candidate gets representation, winner doesn't need an absolute majority, Voters have to identify there 2 favourite candidtes
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Where is SV used currently in the UK?
London mayoral elections
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STV calculation is based on what?
The droop quota
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Name 3 general advantages of PR systems?
Representative, Avoid wasted votes, Avoids tactical voting
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Name 2 general disadvantages of PR systems?
Unstable government, no clear mandate or accountability in coalitions
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Name 3 specific advantages of STV?
Choice of candidate, No safe seats, Candidate constituency link
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Name 3 specific disadvantages of STV?
Lack of understanding (complicated), time of calculation, internal party fragmentation
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In AMS what what area and system does the 2 separate vote go towards ?
Vote 1= FPTP, small constituency Vote 2= Closed party list, large region
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What fraction of the seats In AMS are constituency seats
2/3
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What formula is used to calculate the top up seats in AMS?
D' Hontd formula
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4 arguments against the use of AMS?
broadly representative result, every voter has at least 1 effective vote, Retains constituency mp link, Produces strong and stable goverment
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4 arguments against the use of AMS?
often results in coalition, party complete choice over their regional member, still excludes minority candidates as 2/3 are FPTP, creates 2 types of MP's
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Define a dominant party system?
There is a choice of party but the same party always seems to form goverment.
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Define a 2and a Half party system?
there are only 2 large parts that can get into government but they sometimes need an additional party to prop them up in coalition
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In what years could the UK be seen as a 2 1/2 party system?
Now, 2010-2015 lib-con coalition ,2017- con-DUP
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Name the 4 reasons for goverments holding a referendum?and examples of this?
Getting out of a difficult situation (Harold Wilson split cabinet on EEC). To provide legitimacy for reform (1998 good Friday, 1997 Scottish devolution) , In response to pressure ( Cameron EU), To enable coalition (con-lib promise reform to FPTP)
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On what 3 occasions since WW2 has FPTP not produced majority goverment?
1974 Labour minority, 2010 con-lib coalition, 2017 con- dup
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