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electoral systems Flashcards

1
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what does FPTP create?(negative)

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two party system

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what does FPTP lead to for 3rd parties?

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  • means that 3rd parties are massively under-represented

- so lots of people don’t have their views represented

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3
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how did UKIP perform in 2015?

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12.7% of vote but won only 1 seat

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4
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what kind of system of FPTP?

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plurality system - only need to have a plurality of votes to win

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5
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why did 3rd parties not do well in plurality systems?

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  • 3rd parties tend to have wide support, but it is spread across the country, so they are not successful, as seen with UKIP in 2015
  • only get a few votes within a constituency, so they don’t win the seat
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what do you need to be successful in FPTP?

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a concentration of votes - exact opposite of what 3rd parties have

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what does FPTP create? (positive)

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clear MP-constituency link

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why does FPTP create a clear MP-constituency link?

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MPs are elected by their constituents to represent them

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9
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give an example of the strong MP-constituency link?

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  • 2019 LSF presented Nicky Morgan with a climate change petition
  • Nicky then passed it not environment secretary Michael Gove to discuss the issue
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what can constituents do w/ with their MP?

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can easily get in contact with their MP to raise an issue that concerns them

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how does strong MP-constituency link relate to democracy?

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since we are a representative democracy and follow trustee model it is duty of MPs to represent constituents in parliament

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what has FPTP failed to produce in recent times?

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strong and stable govt

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what does AMS create? (positive)

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multi-party system

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why does AMS create multi-party system?

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even though stage 1 uses FPTP, stage 2 sues D’Hondt formula which evens out mistakes of FPTP

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what happened in 2011 election in Wales?

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2011 constituency vote, fourth highest supported party got 10% of vote

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how did 2011 election display AMS creating a multi-party system?

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several parties can gain a reasonable share of the vote

17
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what does a multi-party system mean for 3rd parties?

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3rd parties get better representation and have a better chance of winning

18
Q

what does multi-party system prevent?

A

fewer wasted votes

19
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how does fewer wasted votes improve democracy?

A

less political apathy and thus higher turnout

20
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what does AMS fail to create? (in theory)

A

strong and efficient govts

21
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why does D’Hondt formula prop up 3rd parties?

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  • due to proportional top up in regional stage of AMS

- since they are generally under-represented in 1st stage due to FPTP

22
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why does AMS lead to weak govt with few seats?

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since big parties are successful in stage 1 they are weakened in stage 2

23
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what happened in Scotland in 2007?

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  • no arty had a majority
  • SNP = 47 seats
  • Labour = 46 seats
24
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why is weak govt bad?

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harder to pass legislation and represent voters in carry out manifesto promises

25
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what kind of system of STV?

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highly proportional system

26
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why would STV benefit UK?

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  • would lead to better representation

- stronger democracy - we are a rep democ

27
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in the 2017, election how many votes/seats did DUP and Sinn Fein get?

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  • DUP = 28.1% vote / 31.1% seats

- Sinn Fein = 27.9% vote / 30.0% seats

28
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why is it good parl is more representative?

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more people’s views are represented - more legitimate legislation

29
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what does STV decrease?

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decreases turnout

30
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why does STV decrease turnout?

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due to complexity of systems, many of electorate struggle to use and understand it

31
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why can STV weaken democracy?

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fewer people participate in elections as they don’t understand the electoral system

32
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what was turnout in Ireland in 2011 and 2016?

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2011 = 55.7% turnout
2016 = 54.8% turnout
33
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why do people struggle to understand STV?

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  • they have to list all the candidates in order of preference and there is quote for candidates to meet to be elected
  • decreases turnout how system works as it too complicated - so don’t bother turning out

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