apportionment and voting Flashcards

1
Q

apportionment determines _____

A

how many ppl a member of the house of representative will represent

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1
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it is dividing a a population into several parts

A

apportionment

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2
Q

the standard divisor is used to
determine the factor to be
divided to the population of
each state to determine the
_____

A

standard quota

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3
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the standard quota is used to determine the number of representatives per state using the ______

A

standard divisor

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4
Q

what type of ballot is used in the preference table

A

preference ballot

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5
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briefly explain plurality method of voting

A

vote once only
most vote wins
winning candidate does not need to have the majority vote which is 50 % which means its ok if below 50%

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6
Q

in plurality method of voting, what happens if there is a tie

A

special runoff election
alternative choices are not considered

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7
Q

briefly explain plurality with elimination without ranking

A

each person votes
most votes wins
if no candidates get majority vote = fewest vote get eliminated then new election (repeat until have winner)

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8
Q

what is the disadvantages of plurality with elimination without ranking

A

costly
time consuming

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9
Q

briefly explain the plurality with elimination with rank

A

eliminate candidate with fewest no. of 1st placed voters
2 or more alternatives tht hv same no. of 1st placed = eliminated
adjust ranking each time u eliminate
repeat until 2 candidates left = majority wins

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10
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how would u conduct the Borda count method of voting

A

list the rank and the points (rank 1 = 5 points and rank 5 = 1 point etc)
do for each candidates. calculate column by column
then the highest is ur winner

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11
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what method is used for pairwise comparison voting method

A

head-to-head method
compared one-to-one w e/o

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12
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what i the point system for pairwise comparison voting method

A

win = 1 pts
tie = 0.5 pts
loss = 0 pts

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