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Proportional Representation and First-Past-the-Post

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Proportional Representation

b)

First-Past-the-Post

2.

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

a)

Barbados

b)

Jamaica

c)

Grenada

d)

Guyana

3.

Which of the following is described by the statement below:


"the right of all eligible persons to vote"

a)

Electorate

b)

Universal adult suffrage

c)

democracy

d)

republic

4.

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

a)

constituents

b)

population

c)

electorate

d)

candidate

5.

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

a)

Franchise

b)

Vote

c)

Proportion

d)

Process

6.

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

a)

Ballot paper

b)

Ink

c)

Boxes

d)

Political party souvenirs

7.

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

a)

First-Past-the-Post

b)

Proportional Representation

8.

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

a)

First-Past-the-Post

b)

Proportional Representation

9.

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

a)

Member of Parliament or MPs from the Opposition and governing party

b)

Representatives and minority leaders

c)

Judges and other judicial officials

d)

Educators

10.

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

a)

Proportional Representation

b)

First-Past-the-Post

11.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In proportional representation, the entire country is treated like ONE constituency.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The ballot paper would MOSt likely be used in a _______ electoral system.

a)

First-Past-the-Post

b)

Proportional Representation

14.

A constituency or district that votes for the same party each general election is a ...

a)

Marginal seat

b)

Safe seat

c)

hung parliament

d)

electorate

15.

A list of candidates will be prepared by the leader of a political party in the ______ electoral system.

a)

First-Past-the-Post

b)

Proportional Representation

16.

Refers to the adjustment of boundaries in order to give one political party an unfair advantage over another.

a)

Hung parliament

b)

Safe seat

c)

Gerrymandering

d)

National Assembly

17.

Which of the following political parties allows for gerrymandering?

a)

First-Past-the-Post

b)

Proportional Representation

18.

In proportional representation, if a political party gains 40% of the votes, it will gain ______% of the seats in the legislature.

a)

100%

b)

60%

c)

40%

d)

0%

19.

"Constituencies that elect opposition MPs may be neglected or victimized by the government."


This is a ...

a)

Disadvantage of proportional representation

b)

Advantage of First-Past-the-Post

c)

Advantage of proportion representation

d)

Disadvantage of First-Past-the-Post

20.

Which of the following electoral systems "weakens the relationship between voters and parliamentarians" ?

a)

First-Past-the-Post

b)

Proportional Representation