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Electoral Systems
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Translates votes to seats
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Choice of Electoral system is based on
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The values of the country
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The Two basic values that any electoral system can maximize are
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1. Representation
2. Stability |
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Electoral systems are important because they have an impact on both
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1. Party Type
2. Number of Parties |
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Electoral systems tend to benefit either
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Large or small parties
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The first social scientist to examine electoral systems is
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Duverger(1951)
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Duverger argued that there is a link between
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The electoral system and the party system
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Duverger's Law
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There is a link between a plurality electoral system and a two party system.
Based off of mechanical effect and psychological effect |
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Mechanical Effect means:
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The math behind plurality decreases the chance of winning of smaller parties
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Mechanical Effect occurs when:
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There is an election where smaller parties have less of a chance to win.
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The Psychological Effect is when:
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Voters become aware of the mechanical effects of the electoral system over time, and refrain from voting for smaller parties.(They don't want to waste their vote)
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The Psychological Effect takes 2 or more elections to start:
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The law predicts that smaller parties should receive less representation
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The Best Evidence of this Law is:
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The United States
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An example of an unstable form is:
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Italy
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The question of stability is:
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Whether certain electoral systems tend to provide a more stable, durable government.
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The general argument of stability is:
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That plurality tends to suppors higher levels of stability than proportional representation.
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Components of an Electoral system:
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1. Ballot
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Two forms of Ballots:
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1. Categorial
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Categorial Ballot
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Voters can only choose one party or candidate.
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