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1What term is typically used to describe the British General Election system?NEX

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First past the post Open list system Single transferable vote

Additional member system

What term is typically used to describe the British General Election system?

First past the post Open list system Single transferable vote Additional member system

In UK General Elections the type of system used is best described as ….

A simple plurality system Proportionally representative A hybrid system Majoritarian system

When an election for an MP takes place outside the normal cycle of elections this is called….

A by-election Landslide election Local election Swing election

What term is used to explain why a number of the electorate decide not to vote?

Voter apathy Tactical voting Postal voting Absentee voting

Turnout is best described as …. The number of people who actually cast a vote

The number of people who vote for a specific political party

The number of people who use a postal vote

The number of people who decide not to vote

Which of the following is correct? General elections are held on a fixed term period

General elections must be held within a five year period

General elections are held at the discretion of the prime minister

General elections are held at the discretion of the monarch

Proportional representation is an electoral system in which…. The distribution of seats corresponds with the proportion of votes cast for each party

The winner takes all A quota must be reached An elector has two votes

Which of the following IS NOT used in the UK for an election? Open List System Additional Member System Supplementary Vote Single Transferable Vote

At a general election voters are choosing ? An MP A Local Councillor An MEP A Mayor

Which of the following is an advantage of FPTP? There is little chance of extremist parties being elected

Smaller political parties are treated fairly

There is a proportional relationship between the number of votes cast and the seats

It encourages tactical voting

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• If you wish to run this as a team competition, split your class into (up to) 5 teams (and assign each team a colour – blue, red, green, purple or orange).

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the quiz. Return to slide 1 by clicking on the home button.2. Click on ‘Start’. The first question with four possible answers appears on the screen. Read out the question and possible

answers. After 25 seconds the ‘Reveal’ button arrives.3. Ask to see the answers given by the students/teams. Click on the ‘Reveal’ button to reveal the correct answer.4. Alter the team scores by clicking on the coloured score buttons.5. Click on the ‘Next’ button to move on to the next question.6. Repeat this until all 10 questions have been asked.

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