Proportional Representation and First-Past-the-Post

In ______, the political party with the most seats wins the elections.

• Proportional Representation

• First-Past-the-Post

Which of the following English-speaking Caribbean countries does NOT use the First-Past-the-Post Electoral System?

• Barbados

• Jamaica

• Grenada

• Guyana

Which of the following is described by the statement below:

"the right of all eligible persons to vote"

• Electorate

• Universal adult suffrage

• democracy

• republic

The persons who are registered and eligible to vote are the ______ of a country.

• constituents

• population

• electorate

• candidate

The right to vote at a public election is called ...

• Franchise

• Vote

• Proportion

• Process

Which of the following would you most likely NOT see at a polling station?

• Ballot paper

• Ink

• Boxes

• Political party souvenirs

Constituencies are a feature of which of the following electoral systems?

• First-Past-the-Post

• Proportional Representation

Which of the following electoral systems would MOST likely have one or more minority representatives in the Legislature?

• First-Past-the-Post

• Proportional Representation

In the First-Past-the-Post electoral system, the legislature is made up of ...

• Member of Parliament or MPs from the Opposition and governing party

• Representatives and minority leaders

• Judges and other judicial officials

• Educators

Which of the following electoral systems is represented in the table?

• Proportional Representation

• First-Past-the-Post