Electoral Systems (AMS)

Question 1

What electoral System does Scotland use?

Answer 1

Additional Member System (AMS)

Question 2

A feature is that we get two votes under AMS, what are they for?

Answer 2

Regional MSP
Constituency MSP?

Question 3

A feature of AMS is that it is less likely to return what kind of government?

Answer 3

Majority

Question 4

A feature of AMS is that the results are more …

Answer 4

proportional

Question 5

A strength of AMS is it provides a local _____

Answer 5

link between constituents and MSPs

Question 6

AMS gives more ______ to voters

Answer 6

power

Question 7

AMS is faire on _________ parties

Answer 7

smaller

Question 8

AMS should result in a __________ parliament

Answer 8

stronger

Question 9

AMS is confusing as it results in a large number of ______

Answer 9

MSPs

Question 10

AMS is not truly __________

Answer 10

porpotional

Question 11

Whilst parliament is stronger __________ is weaker

Answer 11

The govt

Question 12

Who is seen as the main MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith and is very active in the community?

Answer 12

Ben Macpherson

Question 13

We have 8 MSPs for our local areas, what parties are ignored in the hierarchy?

Answer 13

Conservative, Labour, Greens, Independents

Question 14

Why would a conservative voter in Leith not be disappointed by the constituency MSP being SNP

Answer 14

As the regional vote and party list system still means they are represented in parliament by a regional MSP

Question 15

In 2021 the Green party got less than 5% of the overall vote yet were awarded _____ seats?

Answer 15

8

Question 16

Liberal Democrats got a higher % of votes than Greens at 6% but got ____ fewer seats than the Greens.

Answer 16

4