1) An electoral system where the person with the most number of votes is elected. Victory is achieved by having one more vote than other contenders – it is also called a plurality system. a) Additional Member System b) Marginal seat  c) Safe seat  d) First-past-the-post  2) A hybrid electoral system that has two components or elements. The voter makes two choices. Firstly, the voter selects a representative on a simple plurality (FPTP) system then a second vote is apportioned to a party list for a second or ‘additional’ representative.  a) Marginal seat  b) Coalition government  c) Additional Member System d)  Supplementary Vote 3) This system allows voters to rank their voting preferences in numerical order rather than simply having one voting choice. In order to obtain a seat, a candidate must obtain a quota. After the votes are cast, those with the least votes are eliminated and their votes transferred and those candidates with excess votes above the quota also have their votes transferred.  a) Coalition government  b) Single Transferrable Vote c) Safe seat  d)  Supplementary Vote 4) This is a majoritarian system. The voter makes two choices. If one candidate obtains over 50% on the first vote then the contest is complete, if no candidate attains this level, all but the top two candidates remain. Then the second choices are re-distributed and whoever gets most votes from the remaining two, wins the seat.   a)  Supplementary Vote b) Minority government  c) Single Transferrable Vote d) Alternative Vote 5) A seat in which the incumbent has a considerable majority over the closest rival and which is largely immune from swings in voting choice. The same political party retains the seat from election to election. a) Safe seat  b) Single Transferrable Vote c) Party List d)  Supplementary Vote 6) A seat held by the incumbent with a small majority. There is no precise percentage or winning margin to which this aligns but a 10% margin would need only a swing of 5% to the rival party to take it. These seats are important as they are where the outcomes of elections are decided.   a) Coalition government  b) First-past-the-post  c) Marginal seat  d) Additional Member System 7) A government that enters office but which does not have a majority of seats in the legislature (Parliament). This makes passing legislation very difficult. a) Minority government  b) Marginal seat  c) Single Transferrable Vote d) Additional Member System 8) A government that is formed of more than one political party. It is normally accompanied by an agreement over policy options and office of state, as was the Conservative-Liberal-Democrat coalition from 2010–2015 a) Additional Member System b) Coalition government  c) Single Transferrable Vote d) First-past-the-post  9) A proportional voting system where the voter chooses a party. The seats are then allocated using the D'Hondt formula. a) Alternative Vote b) Party List c) Additional Member System d) Single Transferrable Vote 10) A Majoritarian system where voters rank candidates in order of preference. One candidate is eliminated at a time and their votes redistributed until one candidate has more than 50% support. a) Marginal seat  b) Alternative Vote c) Party List d)  Supplementary Vote

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