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Voting System In Scotland Flashcards

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Advantages of AMS

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Proportional

Bigger choice, can switch between parties

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Disadvantages of AMS

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Can lead to coalition - 1999 labour and lib dem

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Advantages of FPTP

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Strong single party government

Decisive result- overall majority

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Disadvantages of FPTP

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Over represents parties- SNP got minority of votes in …. But still got to be in power
Voter apathy

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Advantages of STV

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More proportional - in May 2007 SNP gained 20 seats because they got more votes
Coalition - compromise

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Disadvantages of STV

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Confusing - 100,000 spooky papers in 2007

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