POL S101 Lecture : Votes

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL S101
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Hybrid systems: alternative member model, some seats elected by simple majority, others by proportional representation, ex: germany, japan, new zealand, russia, some systems use multiple rounds of elections where only the top two from the first round move on, ex: france, many african countries (ghana) 2: representation, structuring the popular vote, aggregation of diverse interests, recruitment of leaders for public office, which (normally) facilitates non violent choice between individuals, formulation of public policy, facilitating choice between policy and options. Three factors impact how parties function: the constitutional framework within which they operate (e. g. federal or non , the way elections are organized (elections that are held within the us within the political party to choose who will represent them primaries) how did they get party officials or leaders, the communications technologies available to them (social media vs. door to federal) door)