Voting Concepts: Plurality and Majority

The video explains different voting concepts: plurality, majority, and super majority. Plurality means having the most votes, while majority requires more than half. Super majority involves a higher threshold, often used for significant decisions like constitutional amendments. The video provides examples and highlights the importance of these concepts in political contexts.

What are the two key terms discussed in the video related to voting?

• Plurality and Equality

• Majority and Minority

• Plurality and Minority

• Plurality and Majority

What does the term 'plurality' mean in the context of voting?

• Having the most votes

• Having less than half of the votes

• Having equal votes

• Having more than half of the votes

Which candidate wins in a plurality vote?

• The one with more than half of the votes

• The one with the least votes

• The one with the most votes

• The one with equal votes

What is another term for plurality?

• Qualified majority

• Absolute majority

• Relative majority

• Simple majority

What is the term used when a candidate wins by having the most votes but not necessarily more than half?

• Majority

• Plurality

• Super majority

• Qualified majority

What is required to win a majority vote?

• Less than half of the votes

• Equal votes

• The most votes

• More than half of the votes

In a majority vote, what is the minimum percentage of votes needed to win?

• More than 50%

• Exactly 50%

• Less than 50%

• 75%

What is the main difference between a plurality and a majority?

• Neither requires more than half of the votes

• Both require more than half of the votes

• Majority requires more than half of the votes, plurality does not

• Plurality requires more than half of the votes, majority does not

What is a super majority often called?

• Absolute majority

• Qualified majority

• Simple majority

• Relative majority

What percentage of votes is typically required for a super majority in the context of constitutional amendments?

• 66%

• 100%

• 50%

• 75%