This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Elections > Systems > Electoral Systems – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Electoral Systems Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who regulates referendums? A) Electoral and Referendum Committee. B) Judicial Action Committee. C) The Electoral Commission. D) Referendum Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Electoral Commission. 2. This system may have multiple parties A) First Past the Post. B) Proportional Representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proportional Representation. 3. In this system the winner is determined by the total votes and not seats A) First Past the Post. B) Proportional Representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proportional Representation. 4. Before when were referendums not really used? A) 1975. B) 1983. C) 1997. D) 1970. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1975. 5. The Electoral College elects Congress. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Which of the following is not an argument for keeping First Past the Post for UK General Elections? A) Delivers majority governments with the strength to legislate and rule. B) Simple to use. C) Results are proportional and representative of ballots cast. D) Excludes extremist parties, such as the BNP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Results are proportional and representative of ballots cast. 7. Which amendment causes the most challenges when trying to regulate campaign funding? A) 8th Amendment. B) 4nd Amendment. C) 14th Amendment. D) 1st Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1st Amendment. 8. What is the minimum age requirement for a candidate running for the office of the President of the United States? A) 30. B) 35. C) 40. D) 45. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 35. 9. Which referendum had the highest turnout? A) Scottish Devolution. B) Scottish Independence (2014). C) Brexit (2016). D) Change to AV (2011). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scottish Independence (2014). 10. In this system, the country is treated as a single constituency A) First Past the Post. B) Proportional Representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proportional Representation. 11. The significant support base for which third party candidate influenced President Clinton's economic policy? A) Ross Perot. B) Ralph Nader. C) Al Gore. D) Bernie Sanders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ross Perot. 12. The people who are represented by elected officials A) Constituents. B) Constituencies. C) Districts. D) Closed party list. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constituents. 13. What is the key advantage of first past the post electoral system in terms of simplicity? A) It leads to lengthy voting process. B) It leads to no voting process. C) It leads to quick and simple voting process. D) It leads to complex voting process. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It leads to quick and simple voting process. 14. What system is used to elect the London Mayor? A) AMS. B) FPTP. C) STV. D) SV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SV. 15. Whatvoting system is used in the UK's general elections? A) STV. B) AMS. C) FPTP. D) SV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FPTP. 16. Who formally elects the president? A) Citizens. B) The CCP. C) The NPC. D) 35 units spread across China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The NPC. 17. An electoral system in which the winner is the person who gets the most votes, even if he or she does not receive a majority. A) Plurality system. B) Majoritarian system. C) Single-member district. D) Runoff election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plurality system. 18. Which system is used to elect members of the House of Representatives in the United States? A) Proportional representation. B) First-past-the-post. C) Alternative vote. D) Mixed-member proportional representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First-past-the-post. 19. Who elects the National People's Congress? A) The president. B) The premier. C) 35 units spread across China. D) The CCP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 35 units spread across China. 20. Which is a key feature of FPTP A) Preferential Voting. B) Proportionality. C) Single Member Constituency. D) Less Wasted Votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single Member Constituency. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesElections QuizzesElectoral Systems Quiz 1Electoral Systems Quiz 3Electoral Systems Quiz 4Electoral Systems Quiz 5Electoral Systems Quiz 6Electoral Systems Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books