WorksheetsPPG - WEEK 13 ONLINE QUIZ
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
1. What are a device for filling a governmental office through choices made by the electorate, a designated body of qualified people?
Elections
Governance
Politics
Vote buying
Why is election important?
To recruit leaders
Build legitimacy
Provide representation
All of these.
Which is NOT a function of elections?
Strengthen elites
Influence policy
Educate voters
None of these.
What do you call a set of rules that governs the conduct of elections?
Party list system
Constitution
Electoral System
Laws
The winning candidate needs only to achieve a plurality of votes. The candidate who won the highest number of votes should assume the respective office.
Single- Member Plurality
Alternative Vote and Supplementary Vote
Second Ballot System
Mixed-member Proportional & Additional Member
6. This electoral system is usually performed in two phases to ensure the attainment of majority vote.
Single-Transferable Vote System Model States
Party-list System Model State
Alternative Vote and Supplementary Vote
Second Ballot System
Voting is according to ranked preferences until the attainment of the majority vote.
Second Ballot System Model States
Mixed-member Proportional & Additional Member System Model States.
Party-list System Model State
Alternative Vote & Supplementary Vote (Majoritarian) Model States.
Proportional-Elector cast two votes: one for candidate and one for the party.
Single-Transferable Vote System Model States
Mixed-member Proportional & Additional Member System Model States
Alternative Vote & Supplementary Vote (Majoritarian) Model States
Party-list System Model State.
Quota system & there is a flexible computation regarding the minimum number of votes needed to be in office.
Party-list System Model State
Mixed-member Proportional & Additional Member System Model States
Single-Transferable Vote System Model States
Alternative Vote & Supplementary Vote (Majoritarian) Model States
10. Elector vote for parties not for candidates.
Alternative Vote & Supplementary Vote (Majoritarian) Model States
Mixed-member Proportional & Additional Member System Model States
Single-Transferable Vote System Model States
Party-list System Model State
What is the primary purpose of elections?
To fill governmental offices through choices made by the electorate.
To ensure the political elites maintain control.
To limit the number of political parties.
To decrease voter participation.
Which of the following is NOT a role of elections?
Recruiting political leaders.
Making governments.
Limiting public policy discussions.
Providing representation.
What is an electoral system?
A political party.
A set of rules governing the conduct of elections.
A method for decreasing voter turnout.
A campaign strategy.
In which electoral system does a candidate need only a plurality of votes to win?
Second Ballot System.
Single-Member Plurality (SMP).
Mixed-member Proportional.
Party-list System.
Which country uses the Second Ballot System to ensure the attainment of a majority vote?
In which electoral system do electors cast two votes: one for a candidate and one for the party?
Mixed-member Proportional & Additional Member System.
Single-Transferable Vote System.
Second Ballot System.
Party-list System
The Party-list System Model State is characterized by:
Electors voting for candidates, not parties.
A quota system for office entry.
Electors voting for parties, not candidates.
A majority vote requirement.
What distinguishes political parties from other groups?
Their aim to exercise government power by winning seats.
Their informal organizational structure.
Their narrow issue focus.
Their disinterest in government policy.
Which political party emerged in the Philippines post-1986?
A. Lakas.
B. Liberal Party.
C. Both A and B.
D. None of the above.
Elections are sufficient by themselves for the existence of political representation.
TRUE
FALSE
The Party-list System in the Philippines allows for a maximum of 3 seats per party-list.
TRUE
FALSE
In a proportional electoral system, political parties win a higher proportion of seats than the proportion of votes they gain.
TRUE
FALSE
Political parties aim to limit public participation in the political process.
TRUE
FALSE
The Single-Transferable Vote System uses a quota system to determine the minimum number of votes needed to be in office.
TRUE
FALSE
