U.S. Midterm Anxieties
The Trump presidency is increasingly reflecting this form of leadership.
What is Authoritarian?
This electoral system is used in Canadian federal elections, where the candidate with the most votes in a riding wins a seat in the House of Commons.
What is First Past the Post?
This is the minimum voting age in federal Canadian elections.
What is 18?
The primary purpose of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in India's elections?
What is logging votes?
The longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
Dividing authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to prevent one group from gaining too much control.
What is the Separation of Powers?
On the first election day, voters chose their preferred candidate. If the candidate wins 50 percent of the vote, they are elected, otherwise, a second ballot is held.
What is the Two-Round System?
The lowest level of Canadian government, dealing with services and infrastructure like roads, water, waste management, and public transit.
What is the municipal government?
A group of people appointed by each state (U.S) who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States
What is the Electoral College
the only metal that is liquid at room temperature
What is Mercury?
The two main modes of Gerrymandering.
What is Cracking and Packing?
Under this majoritarian voting system, voters select a first and optional second preference, but only the top two candidates advance to a second-count stage where second-choice votes are redistributed if no one wins an outright majority.
What is the Supplementary Vote?
Quebec voters have twice been asked this question in referendums held in 1980 and 1995.
What is whether Quebec should become independent (sovereign)?
Voting is mandatory in this country
What is Australia?
The founder of Bytown (now Ottawa) was a British military engineer who supervised the construction of the Rideau Canal starting in 1826, with the community named in his honour as it grew around the canal's terminus.
Who is Colonel John By?
This leads to conflict because it turns political disagreement into something deeply personal, where each side feels their way of life is under attack. It also fuels political violence.
What is Polarization?
A form of proportional representation where bigger areas elect a small group of representatives. These representatives reflect the diversity of opinions in the area. On election day, voters rank the candidates on their ballot paper.
What is Single Transferable Vote?
In 2008, this Canadian Prime Minister was the first to formally apologize in the House of Commons on behalf of the Government of Canada for the Residential Schools system.
Who is Stephen Harper
Brazilians can start voting at this age.
What is 16?
This classical composer wrote the “Fifth Symphony.”
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This Article of the U.S. Constitution establishes the executive branch of the federal government, detailing the powers and responsibilities of the President. This section is critical in defining how the President operates as both the head of state and commander-in-chief, influencing policy decisions, military actions, and the execution of laws.
What is Article II?
The three main ways to vote in Party List elections
What are Open List, Semi-Open List and Closed List?
This British monarch is Canada’s official head of state, represented federally by the Governor General.
Who is King Charles III?
The German governing body
What is Bundestag?
The science of determining a tree's age by looking at its growth rings.
What is dendrochronology?