Exam 13: Elections and the electoral system

What type of government is most often produced by the first-past-the-post electoral system?

Which statement is NOT an outcome of a mixed member proportional election system?

The Conservatives had virtually no members from Quebec before 1984.

Strategic voting is most common in the first-past-the-post electoral system.

What was the first election finance scandal to come to light in Canada?

The percentage of all votes cast that is won by a candidate or a party, regardless of who was elected, is called the qualified majority.

Manipulating constituency boundaries so as to ensure as far as possible the re-election of the members of the government party is known as glad-handing.

How many times in Canadian history has the governor general refused to comply with the Prime Minister's request to dissolve Parliament?

In the first two elections after Confederation, people voted orally and were subject to bribery and intimidation.

What remedies to Canada's electoral system have been proposed to better reflect the distribution of the popular vote?

Who is in charge of the election process?

Describe Canada's "first past the post" electoral system.What are the advantages and disadvantages of this system?

What is NOT necessary for an individual to be nominated as a party's candidate?

Based on calculations, what is the projected total number of seats that will be available in the House of Commons after the 2015 elections?

What are some of the similarities and differences in the discrepancies between seats and votes at the national and provincial levels?

What is the typical time frame between elections in Canada?

The first-past-the-post system has been criticized for promoting the overrepresentation of white males.

The three territories are each given one seat automatically.

What are the primary functions of an election in the Canadian political system?

Who is disqualified from the voting process?