Democracy 3 Flashcards
Irish voting system
Proportional representation
How often is there a general election
Every 5 years
How often is there a presidential election
Every 5 years
How many terms can a president serve
2
What is the voting age
18
Where can we vote?
Polling stations
What do we fill in to vote
A ballot slip
Someone who stands for an election
Candidate
Minimum number of votes to be elected
Quota
A vote that cannot be counted
Spoiled vote
Person who supervises the counting of votes
Returning officer
TD
Someone who is elected to represent their constituency in the Dáil
Constituency
An electoral area
General election
Election of TDs to form a Dáil and government
By-Election
When a TD dies or resigns and the constituency votes for a replacement
What must your name be in to vote
Register of Electors
Taoiseach and Tánaiste
Irish Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister
Who is Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
Who is Tánaiste
Francis Fitzgerald
Ceann Comhairle
Keeps order during debates
Who is Ceann Comhairle
Sean O’Feargháil
Houses of the Oireachtas
Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann
Where do Dáil and Seanad meet
Leinster House
Number of Constituencies
40
Number of TDs
158
Consitution
Bunreacht Na hÉireann
President of Ireland
Michael D. Higgins
Irish President’s house
Áras an Uachtaráin, Phoenix Park, Dublin
Where does Northern Irish assembly meet
Stormont Castle
