Elections

Question 1

At the time of confederation

The right to vote for Catholics was in place true or false

Answer 1

True

Question 2

At the time of confederation:

True or false
Property qualifications was the main way to limit voting

Answer 2

True

Question 3

At the time of confederation

True or false
First nations could vote

Answer 3

False

Indian act

Question 4

At the time of confederation

True or false
Women could vote

Answer 4

False

Only some women could vote (if they owned property)

Question 5

What is first past the post?

Answer 5

The winner in a riding gets the most votes

This is also referred to as plurality/majority system

It’s sometimes requires runoffs as only candidates attending a threshold of support can continue. Example – leader ship race

Question 6

What are the pros of the FPTP electoral system?

Answer 6

1. Simple to understand
2. Doesn’t cost much to run
3. Quick to count the votes
4. Voters can express their views on which shirt party should form the government
5. Ideally suited to a two party system and generally produces single party government
   6 encourages Centrist government

Question 7

What are the cons of an FPTP electoral system?

Answer 7

1. Representatives can get elected with small amounts of public support (if many running)
2. Encourages tactical voting – they may vote against the candidate the most dislike
   3 regarded as wasteful as votes for losing candidates count for nothing

Question 8

What are more cons of the FPTP Electoral system?

Answer 8

4. Can severely restrict voter choice. Coalition governments are rare so not all political opinions are voiced.
   5 if an area of the country does not vote for the winning party, they lose a voice in government
5. Diversity is less likely - the “safest” candidates are the most likely to win
6. Favours a two party system and disadvantages smaller parties

Question 9

What are the consequences of having FPTP system?

Answer 9

1. There have been majority governments 30 times since confederation
2. Minority government’s 14 times since confederation
3. there has only been one coalition government (during war)

Question 10

What are the alternative to FPTP?

Answer 10

1. Proportional representation

2. Mixed electoral system Dash mix of FPTP and proportional representation.

Question 11

What is proportional representation?

Answer 11

Seats are given based on the popular vote not on who won writings

It creates more diversity and political representation

It allows smaller parties a chance to have policies present it and acted upon

Question 12

What is mixed Electoral system?

Answer 12

A blend of FPTP and proportional representation, used in Germany.

Individuals get two votes – one for the candidate and one for the party.

The candidate vote is FPTP with the party voters representational