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WorksheetsProportional Representation and First-Past-the-Post
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
In the First-Past-the-Post Electoral System, a political party can still win an election even though they didn't gain the majority of the electoral votes.
True
False
In proportional representation, the entire country is treated like ONE constituency.
True
False
The ballot paper would MOSt likely be used in a _______ electoral system.
First-Past-the-Post
Proportional Representation
A constituency or district that votes for the same party each general election is a ...
Marginal seat
Safe seat
hung parliament
electorate
A list of candidates will be prepared by the leader of a political party in the ______ electoral system.
First-Past-the-Post
Proportional Representation
Refers to the adjustment of boundaries in order to give one political party an unfair advantage over another.
Hung parliament
Safe seat
Gerrymandering
National Assembly
Which of the following political parties allows for gerrymandering?
First-Past-the-Post
Proportional Representation
In proportional representation, if a political party gains 40% of the votes, it will gain ______% of the seats in the legislature.
100%
60%
40%
0%
"Constituencies that elect opposition MPs may be neglected or victimized by the government."
This is a ...
Disadvantage of proportional representation
Advantage of First-Past-the-Post
Advantage of proportion representation
Disadvantage of First-Past-the-Post
Which of the following electoral systems "weakens the relationship between voters and parliamentarians" ?
First-Past-the-Post
Proportional Representation
