Question 1

Which PR electoral system produces the highest "winner's bonus"?

Accepted Answer

A) Hare 
B) D'Hondt 
C) Sainte Lagüe 
D) Modified Sainte Lagüe 
A) Hare 
B) D'Hondt 
C) Sainte Lagüe 
D) Modified Sainte Lagüe

Question 2

What is external voting?

Accepted Answer

A) votes for a party that come from non-party members 
B) votes that are made after the official election day 
C) votes that come from citizens outside the country 
D) votes made by non-citizens inside the country 
A) votes for a party that come from non-party members 
B) votes that are made after the official election day 
C) votes that come from citizens outside the country 
D) votes made by non-citizens inside the country

Question 3

An electoral system must choose between majoritarian and proportional representation. It cannot mix them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In practice, fused voting gives voters just one vote for several offices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Recent trends have seen countries in Latin America removing presidential term limits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which PR electoral system produces the highest "winner's bonus"?

What is external voting?

An electoral system must choose between majoritarian and proportional representation. It cannot mix them.

In practice, fused voting gives voters just one vote for several offices.

Recent trends have seen countries in Latin America removing presidential term limits.

An Institutional Approach to Democracy and Democratization in Latin America

State and Nation in Colonial Latin America

Constitutions: From States and Nations to Regimes, and Back Again

The Executive Branch: Latin American Style

The Legislative Branch: The Centerpiece of Democracy Under Fire

The Judiciary in Latin America: Separate but Unequal

From Civil Society to Political Parties: Putting Democracy Into Practice

Federalism and Unitarism: Learning to Share

The Armed Forces: Bridging the Civil-Military Divide

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Exam 7: Electoral Systems: The Core of Democratic Politics

Which PR electoral system produces the highest "winner's bonus"?

What is external voting?

An electoral system must choose between majoritarian and proportional representation. It cannot mix them.

In practice, fused voting gives voters just one vote for several offices.

Recent trends have seen countries in Latin America removing presidential term limits.

An Institutional Approach to Democracy and Democratization in Latin America

State and Nation in Colonial Latin America

Constitutions: From States and Nations to Regimes, and Back Again

The Executive Branch: Latin American Style

The Legislative Branch: The Centerpiece of Democracy Under Fire

The Judiciary in Latin America: Separate but Unequal

From Civil Society to Political Parties: Putting Democracy Into Practice

Federalism and Unitarism: Learning to Share

The Armed Forces: Bridging the Civil-Military Divide

Filters