POL 1101 Study Guide - Single Transferable Vote, Reelin, Proportional Representation

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 1101
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Universal suffrage - the right for all adults to vote regardless of gender, ethnicity, wealth etc. Gerrymandering - manipulation of the division of the country into benefitting a particular party. Electoral sys - used to translate the votes that ppl cast into the composition of the legis and the selection of govt. Single member plurality - where a voters in an area vote for a single rep to the legis. The candidate with the most votes wins regardless of the majority of votes won or not. Electoral college - a body that elects the pres of usa. Members of the electoral college are req"d to vote for the pres candidate. Majoritarian electoral sys - sys designed to ensure that the winning candidate has the support of the majority of votes. Runoff election - held if no candidate get a majority. Preferential voting - when voters rank candidates in order of preference. Keeps going on until there is a majority.