Exam 7: Elections, Electoral Systems, and Voting Behaviour

Which of the following countries uses runoff elections?

Incumbent parties tend to do better in elections when ________.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of Canada's single-member plurality electoral system?

What is 'universal suffrage'?

What are the three major types of electoral systems used to elect members to legislative bodies?

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be DIRECTLY associated with the characteristics of postmodern election campaigns

Which of the following is not an example of short-term factor that influences voting behaviour?

In 2006 the Conservative party did not win any seats in Canada's three largest cities.

Democratic elections are based on the principle of ________.

Which of the following is a feature MOST likely to be associated with premodern election campaigns?

Plurality and majoritarian systems often result in a party gaining a majority of legislative seats even if that party did not win a majority of votes.

What are two general categories that affect voting behaviour?

Which among the following is considered to be a short-term influence on voting decisions?

Pippa Norris (2002) traces a historical trajectory of the characteristics of election campaigns. What are the three general phases that she identifies?

____________ can be thought of as a long-term attachment to a particular political party.

What are the features of a fair, democratic election?

In a preferential voting system, voters can rank candidates rather than just mark an X.

In the 2015 Canadian election, strategic voting initiatives encouraged people upset with the policies of Harper's Conservative government to vote for the Liberal candidate in all ridings.

An electoral system that adopts aspects of both the single member plurality and proportional representation systems is known as a _____________ system.

The Single Member Plurality System (SMP) is also known as the ________ system.