Understanding Voting Systems
Interactive Video
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Social Studies
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9th - 10th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Jennifer Brown
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a major drawback of plurality voting as discussed in the video?
It allows voting for multiple candidates.
It often results in a candidate winning without a majority.
It is too complex for most voters to understand.
It requires a runoff election.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In approval voting, how do voters express their preferences?
By ranking candidates in order of preference.
By scoring candidates on a numerical scale.
By selecting only one candidate.
By marking candidates they approve of.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a key advantage of approval voting?
It eliminates the need for a recount.
It ensures a majority winner in the first round.
It is simple and easy to understand.
It allows voters to express varying levels of preference.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does score voting differ from approval voting?
It is only used in multi-winner elections.
It allows voters to rank candidates.
It uses a numerical scale to rate candidates.
It requires a majority to win.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a limitation of score voting?
It is too simple for complex elections.
It is not compatible with existing election codes.
It does not account for head-to-head matchups.
It requires voters to rank all candidates.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In ranked-choice voting, what happens if no candidate wins a majority of first-preference votes?
The candidate with the most votes wins.
The election is declared invalid.
A new election is held.
A recount is conducted with the lowest candidate eliminated.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a benefit of ranked-choice voting?
It is the simplest voting method.
It ensures the candidate with the most first-choice votes always wins.
It is the least expensive to implement.
It better determines the candidate with the strongest support.
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