Gov and Pol: Electoral systems. Flashcards

Decks in this Class (24):

• The Role Of Elections In A Democracy

  The role of elections in a Democracy.

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  how do electoral systems provide poli...,

  how do electoral systems provide acco...,

  how do electoral systems provide legi...
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• What Is An Electoral System

  What is an electoral system?

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  definition of an electoral system,

  what is a majoritarian system,

  example of a majoritarian system
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• Fptp

  FPTP

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  characteristics of fptp,

  what type of constituencies does fptp...,

  2005 general election how many single...
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• Fptp And The Mandate

  FPTP and the mandate

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  what does fptp rarely result in at ge...,

  when was the last time a party gained...,

  2005 general election labour
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• Fptp And The Popular Vote

  FPTP and the popular vote

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  what does fptp require,

  example of a large number of wasted v...,

  what happened in the general election of
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• Debate Over Electoral Reform

  Debate over electoral reform

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  arguments in favour of fptp,

  arguments against fptp
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• The Independent Commission On Electoral R

  The independent Commission on Electoral Reform

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  what did the 1997 election manifesto ...,

  what did the labour 1992 defeat suggest,

  what happened in 1997 under lord jenkins
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• The Jenkins Report

  The Jenkins Report

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  criteria which electoral systems can ...,

  why did lord jenkins want a hybrid sy...,

  what would a new system do to labour
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• Single Transferable Vote Stv

  Single Transferable Vote (STV)

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  elections it used in,

  aims of stv,

  what is the droop formula
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• Impact Of Stv In The Uk

  Impact of STV in the UK

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  how was the impact of stv in northern...,

  what did more coalitions do to northe...,

  example of a coalition in northern ir...
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• Would The Use Of Stv In Uk General Electi

  Would the use of STV in UK general elections change electoral outcomes

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  who would benefit from stv,

  what did the essex model show about t...
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• Hybrid Systems

  Hybrid systems

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  how do hybrid systems work,

  what do hybrid systems seek to retain,

  what does additional member systems a...
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• Case Study The Impact Of Ams In Elections

  Case study: the impact of AMS in elections to the Scottish Parliament

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  how many seats are awarded under fptp,

  how many seats are awarded under a re...,

  to which parties did the top up eleme...
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• Would The Use Of Ams In Uk General Electi

  Would the use of AMS in UK general elections change electoral outcomes?

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  features of hybrid systems,

  what type of government would ams result,

  what did the essex model show
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• Party List

  Party list

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  national list system features,

  regional list system features,

  what is a threshold
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• Supplementary Vote

  Supplementary vote

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  what type of system is sv,

  how does sv work,

  elimination process of av
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• Nature Of Representation

  Nature of representation

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  what is indirect democracy,

  what is direct democracy,

  what type of democracy is britain
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• What Is A Referendum

  What is a referendum?

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  definition of referendum,

  characteristics of referendums
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• What Is An Initiative

  What is an initiative?

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  what is an initiative,

  how do referendums work in usa
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• Uk Referendums

  UK referendums

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  clement attlee described referendums ...,

  what 2 things did clement attlee mean by,

  table of referndums in the uk
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• When Are Referendums Called In The Uk

  When are referendums called in the UK?

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  when are referendums called,

  examples of uk wide referendums,

  how many referendums have been sancti...
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• Case Study Calls For A Referendum Over Th

  Case study: calls for a referendum over the 200 EU Reform treaty

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  why did the referendum take place,

  what was david cameron s view,

  tony blair s and gordon brown s view ...
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• Arguments For And Against The Wider Use O

  Arguments for and against the wider use of referendums in the UK

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  how do referendums encourage particip...,

  how do referendums focus on or renew the,

  how do referendums stop a government ...
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• Changes To The Way In Which Referendums O

  Changes to the way in which referendums operate

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  what does the electoral commision do,

  what did lord neil say in 1998 about ...
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