Tuesday

Questions using the text book and your own knowledge

1 - What are the main arguments for reforming the present electoral system for the House of Commons?

2 - What arguments are used to retain the present Westminster electoral system?

3 -Why might some political parties oppose any change to the electoral system for the House of Commons?

4 - How far do you agree that electoral systems based on proportional representation inevitably produce weak governments?

5 - To what extent do you agree that proportional representation systems produce results which reflect patterns of voting more accurately than the FPTP system?

6 - Explain why the electoral system used for the Scottish parliament produces different outcomes than the system used for general elections to the UK Parliament.