Electoral System Purpose in UK Flashcards

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What are the 3 purposes of an election?

A

1) political recruitment
2) accountability
3) legitimisation

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How do elections serve the purpose of political recruitment?

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They give citizens an opportunity to elect those individuals who will act as their representatives until the next election

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How do elections serve the purpose of accountability?

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they provide a means by which citizens can hold individual representatives of the government of the day accountable for their actions and conduct in office

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How do elections serve the purpose of legitimisation?

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they play a role in legitimising the government by providing the winners with an electoral mandate

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5
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What are the 3 broad types of electoral systems?

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1) Majoritarian systems
2) Proportional systems
3) Hybrid systems

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What is a majoritarian system?

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those that require the winner to secure a majority

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Which is a proportional system?

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those that attempt to distribute seats in broad proportion to votes cast

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What is a hybrid system?

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those systems tat combine a majoritarian and a proportional element such as through a FPTP top-up

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What type of electoral system does Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly take place under?

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Hybrid additional member system (AMS) known as FPTP top up

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Since 1999 under which system are UK elections to the European Parliament decided ?

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under the closed regional party list system

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What is STV?

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Single transferable vote

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When is STV (Single transferable used)? (4)

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  • Northern Ireland
  • elections to local government
  • Northern Irish Assembly
  • European Parliament
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