Electoral Systems Crossword Puzzle

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ELECTION: A way for people to choose their representatives.
CONSTITUENCY: An area represented by a Member of Parliament.
PLURALIST: When many parties compete for power.
FPTP: The system used in UK general elections.
STV: The system used in Northern Ireland Assembly elections.
AMS: The system used in Scotland, Wales, and the London Assembly. Supplementary Vote (SV): The system used in mayoral elections.
MAJORITARIAN: A system where a candidate needs a majority of votes to win.
PROPORTIONAL: A system where seats match the share of votes.
MIXED: A system that combines proportional and majoritarian elements.
SAFE SEAT: A constituency that is always won by the same party.
MARGINAL SEAT: A constituency where elections are very close.
SWING SEAT: A constituency where small changes in votes can change the result.
WASTED VOTES: Votes that do not help elect a candidate.
REFERENDUM: A direct vote by the public on a specific issue.
REPRESENTATION: How well voters’ views are shown in parliament.
LEGITIMACY: The authority of a government to rule.
ACCOUNTABILITY: Making sure representatives can be held responsible for their actions.
TWO-PARTY: A system where two main parties dominate, often under FPTP.
MULTI-PARTY: A system where several parties compete and win seats, common under proportional systems.
WINNERS BONUS: When FPTP gives the winning party more seats than their vote share.
THRESHOLD: The minimum percentage of votes a party needs to win seats.

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QUESTIONS LIST:

election: a way for people to choose their representatives.
constituency: an area represented by a member of parliament.
pluralist: when many parties compete for power.
fptp: the system used in uk general elections.
stv: the system used in northern ireland assembly elections.
ams: the system used in scotland, wales, and the london assembly. supplementary vote (sv): the system used in mayoral elections.
majoritarian: a system where a candidate needs a majority of votes to win.
proportional: a system where seats match the share of votes.
mixed: a system that combines proportional and majoritarian elements.
safe seat: a constituency that is always won by the same party.
marginal seat: a constituency where elections are very close.
swing seat: a constituency where small changes in votes can change the result.
wasted votes: votes that do not help elect a candidate.
referendum: a direct vote by the public on a specific issue.
representation: how well voters’ views are shown in parliament.
legitimacy: the authority of a government to rule.
accountability: making sure representatives can be held responsible for their actions.
two-party: a system where two main parties dominate, often under fptp.
multi-party: a system where several parties compete and win seats, common under proportional systems.
winners bonus: when fptp gives the winning party more seats than their vote share.
threshold: the minimum percentage of votes a party needs to win seats.