Chapter 7 Review Questions

1. What is the difference between “direct democracy” and “indirect democracy”?

2. What are “rotten” and “pocket” boroughs?

3. What is an “additional member” system?

4. List the main types of political parties.

5. When do elections take place in the United States?

6. When do elections take place in Canada and the United Kingdom?

7. What is meant by “attack ads”?

8. What is the difference between “soft money” and “hard money” in campaign financing?

9. In what years did the two Quebec referenda on sovereignty take place? What were the key problems with the referenda?

10. What is a “minority government”?

11. What is meant by “Gerrymandering”?

12. What are benefits of first-past-the-post electoral system?

13. What is the proportional representation electoral system?

14. What are the benefits of Single Transferable Vote (STV) electoral system?

15. What is the difference between first-past-the-post and simple plurality electoral systems?