2. Government and Politics

Electoral Systems — Quiz

Test your understanding of electoral systems with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which electoral system is most susceptible to 'tactical voting', where voters choose a candidate who is not their first preference but has a better chance of winning against an undesirable outcome?

Question 2

In a country with a 400-seat legislature, if a mixed electoral system allocates $60\%$ of seats via plurality and $40\%$ via proportional representation, and Party X wins $40\%$ of the plurality seats and $30\%$ of the proportional seats, how many total seats does Party X win?

Question 3

Which electoral system is most likely to result in a coalition government as a common outcome, and why?

Question 4

A country's electoral system consistently produces a legislature where the largest party, despite winning only $38\%$ of the national vote, holds $55\%$ of the seats, while smaller parties are significantly underrepresented. This scenario is most indicative of which electoral system?

Question 5

How does the concept of 'wasted votes' primarily manifest in a plurality electoral system, and what is its impact on voter behaviour?