All candidates are listed in the same place on the ballot. Instead of voting for one person, voters rank each candidate in their order of choice. You can rank as few or as many as you want.

Electoral Systems and Representation Concepts

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
SINGLE TRANSFERABLE VOTE
FIRST PAST THE POST
RANKED CHOICE VOTING
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is the number of representatives elected from a given ----- to the same legislative body? Note: The larger the ---- – generally – the greater degree of proportionality.
District Magnitude
Population Density
Electoral Threshold
Voting Age Population
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Winner takes all system: These systems all require the winning candidate to garner either a ---- or a ---- of the votes.
Plurality or Majority
Simple or Absolute
First-past-the-post or Ranked-choice
Single or Double
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Requires a runoff election between the two top candidates if no candidate wins a majority of the votes in the general election.
TWO-ROUND RUNOFF VOTING
SINGLE-ROUND VOTING
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
FIRST-PAST-THE-POST VOTING
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The electoral ------ is the minimum share of votes required in order to obtain representation in parliament. Votes for a party which did not pass the electoral----- are not counted.
Threshold
Quota
Limit
Minimum
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The spatial size in a political unit; the land represented by a seat(s)
District Size
Population Density
Geographic Area
Electoral Division
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All candidates are listed on the ballot. But instead of voting for only one candidate, voters rank the candidates in the order of their preference.
INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING/ALTERNATIVE VOTE (IRV)
FIRST-PAST-THE-POST VOTING
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
BLOCK VOTING
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