AP Gov Name:
Murphy Date:
Reading Questions: “Electoral Reform and Proportional Representation”
Directions: Read the assigned article, and answer the following questions. You will need to use your knowledge of the UK political history, system and parties from your reading.
1. Why do Lib Dem’s want to chance the current system?
Complete the following Pro/Con list for the three different methods of voting:
First Past the Post Definition:
Pros Cons
Single Transferrable Vote
Definition:
Pros Cons
Alternative Vote Definition:
Pros Cons
Choose and support a system of voting. Using your knowledge of the political system in the UK, and any other information that you have, write a well-reasoned statement as to why the voting system of your choice would be the best option to support the democratic process in the UK. Explain your statement, using evidence, in a well-written paragraph below:
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