This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Elections > Systems > Electoral Systems – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Electoral Systems Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When was the Federal Election Campaign Act passed? A) 1991. B) 1974. C) 2002. D) 1987. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1974. 2. Which of these is an advantage of STV A) It produces strong and stable government. B) It is easy to use. C) It leads to coalition. D) There are few wasted votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There are few wasted votes. 3. What is the main advantage of FPTP? A) Higher voter turnout. B) Proportional representation. C) Reduced risk of coalition governments. D) Simplicity and ease of understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simplicity and ease of understanding. 4. A "second round" election in which voters choose between the top two candidates from the first round A) Multimember district (MMD). B) Proportional representation. C) Open party list. D) Runoff election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runoff election. 5. What is the main advantage of the Proportional Representation system? A) Fair representation for minority parties or groups. B) Biased towards majority parties. C) Limited choices for voters. D) Faster election process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fair representation for minority parties or groups. 6. What % voted in yes in the Scottish independence referendum? A) 20.9. B) 32.2. C) 44.7. D) 49.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 44.7. 7. Until 2022, which system was used to elect the London Mayor, regional mayors and Police and Crime Commissioners A) FPTP. B) SV. C) STV. D) AMS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SV. 8. What is the key feature of the First Past the Post system? A) Candidates are chosen by a random draw. B) Candidates must receive a majority of votes to win. C) Candidate with the most votes wins. D) Candidate with the least votes wins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Candidate with the most votes wins. 9. Which parties benefit most from FPTP A) Lib Dems. B) Greens & UKIP. C) Lab & Cons. D) All parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lab & Cons. 10. How many members in the House of Representatives? A) 100. B) 250. C) 435. D) 545. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 435. 11. A group of voters in a geographic area A) Constitution. B) Franchise. C) Suffrage. D) Constituency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constituency. 12. An electoral system that uses a combination of single-member districts and proportional representation A) Mixed electoral system. B) Proportional representation. C) Majoritarian system. D) First-past-the-post system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixed electoral system. 13. Which electoral system is used in United Kingdom general elections and local council elections in England and Wales? A) AMS. B) SV. C) First Past the Post. D) STV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First Past the Post. 14. Who is at the top of the CCP hierarchy? A) Politburo Standing Committee. B) National Party Congress. C) Central Committee. D) National People's Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Politburo Standing Committee. 15. Which is the most proportional of the UK's electoral systems? A) First Past the Post. B) Single Transferable Vote. C) Supplementary Vote. D) Additional Member System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Single Transferable Vote. 16. What are the criticisms of the Proportional Representation system? A) PR system leads to more stable coalition governments. B) PR system strengthens the link between constituents and their representatives. C) PR system gives equal power to all parties regardless of their size. D) Critics argue that PR can lead to unstable coalition governments, can weaken the link between constituents and their representatives, and can give disproportionate power to small parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Critics argue that PR can lead to unstable coalition governments, can weaken the link between constituents and their representatives, and can give disproportionate power to small parties. 17. What is the key advantage of first past the post electoral system in terms of decision-making? A) It leads to no decision-making. B) It leads to indecisive decision-making. C) It leads to slow decision-making. D) It leads to effective decision-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It leads to effective decision-making. 18. A set of rules that decide how votes are cast, counted, and translated into seats in a legislature A) Majoritarian system. B) Plurality system. C) Electoral system. D) First-past-the-post system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral system. 19. When was the Recall of MPs Act passed? A) 1995. B) 2009. C) 2011. D) 2015. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2015. 20. What are some proposed changes to the UK electoral system? A) Banning all political parties. B) Implementing a monarchy system. C) Some proposed changes to the UK electoral system include implementing proportional representation, lowering the voting age to 16, and introducing online voting. D) Raising the voting age to 80. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Some proposed changes to the UK electoral system include implementing proportional representation, lowering the voting age to 16, and introducing online voting. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesElections QuizzesElectoral Systems Quiz 1Electoral Systems Quiz 2Electoral Systems Quiz 3Electoral Systems Quiz 4Electoral Systems Quiz 6Electoral Systems Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books