Practice Electoral Reforms (3.6) - Election and Representation

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Question 1.
What does FPTP stand for?
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Think about how it describes the winning criteria.
Question 2.
Why is gender representation important?
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Consider the voice of women in politics.
3Question 3.
What does FPTP allow regarding election outcomes?
- A candidate must win more than 50% of the votes.
- A candidate can win without a majority.
- All votes have equal value.
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Focus on the meaning of 'First Past the Post'.
4Question 4.
True or False: Proportional Representation guarantees that every party gets seats based on vote share.
- True
- False
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Think about how PR works.
Question 5.
Analyze the impact of moving from FPTP to PR on smaller parties.
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Consider how voter preferences might change.
Question 6.
Assess how gender reservations might affect future elections and representative politics.
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Reflect on the current gender ratios in politics and their implications.

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