POL S 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Proportional Representation, Instant-Runoff Voting, Party System
Document Summary
One legal political party and it is the government. Nazi, iraq under hussein (dictatorships that were elected) Multiple parties are allowed to compete only one ever wins. Multiple parties are allowed to compete, but only two end up sharing power. Multiple parties are allowed to compete, only two end up sharing power but we also see a significant minor party. Multiple parties are allowed to compete, any combination of which may end up sharing power. As few as two, as many as a dozen or more. The more parties elected the less stable government is. Single-member district elections that rely on plurality(more than anyone else, not necessarily 50% or more) votes produce two party system. Designed to break the power of the political parties. Power in the hands of the voters. All names, if one candidate get majority on first ballot they win. If no candidate gets majority, top two compete again. Percentage of votes > rank in party.
