Electoral Systems Flashcards

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Context of the Electoral System

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Countries in the commonwealth Caribbean are democracies where their government is chosen by the citizens via the process of voting.

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Key terms of an electoral system

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EPCCR

Election

Political Party

Candidate

Constituency

Representative

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Three main types of elections

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GLT

General Elections

Local Goverment elections

Tobago house of assembly elections

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4
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General Elections are held how many years?

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Every 5 years

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When is the Local Government Elections held?

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Every 3 years

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The Tobago House of Assembly elections held every?

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Every 4 years

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Define Electoral System

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Electoral System refers to the rules and counting of votes in order to determine the election of a government

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Define FPTP

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First Past the Post refers to when a country is divided into constituencies and the candidate with the most votes wins a seat in the parliament.

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What is it called when no party has a majority?

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It is declared as a hung parliament.

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