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Page 1 of 4 pages QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY FINAL EXAMINATION FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL STUDIES POLS 391 — Comparative Electoral Systems Professor Jonathan Rose December 15, 2017 INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS: This examination is 3 HOURS in length. There are TWO sections to this examination. Please answer all questions in the answer booklets No aids are allowed. Put your student number on all pages of all answer booklets, including the front. GOOD LUCK! PLEASE NOTE: Proctors are unable to respond to queries about the interpretation of exam questions. Do your best to answer exam questions as written. This material is copyrighted and is for the sole use of students registered in POLS 391 and writing this exam. This material shall not be distributed or disseminated. Failure to abide by these conditions is a breach of copyright and may also constitute a breach of academic integrity under the University Senate's Academic Integrity Policy Statement.
Page 2 of 4 POLS 391 Electoral Systems Final Exam December 2017 Prof. Jonathan Rose This exam is worth either 30% or 40% depending on how well you do compared to your essay. The weight of the exam and essay will favour the assignment on which you performed better (i.e., 40% on the better of the two) This exam is three hours and has two sections. Part A: Answer all questions in your exam booklet including the multiple choice questions. (20 marks X 1 = 20 points) A1. What’s the Hare quota in a district with 25,000 voters, 5 seats and 5 parties? (show your math) Queensland is a country with MMP. It has 160 person legislature, half are elected by SMP and half are from a list. There is no legal threshold. The “West Toronto Faction Party” (aka, WTF Party) won 10% of the party vote in the country and 2 SMP seats. A2. How many list seats would the WTF Party receive in the above example? (write out your math calculations or explain your answer) A3. If Queensland were a country with a parallel system, what is the total number of seats the WTF Party would win? (write out your math calculations or explain your answer) A5. What are two kinds of thresholds and what distinguishes them from each other? AB. Which of the following is part of every electoral system? . ballot structure b. legal thresholds c. district magnitude d e 'Y . only (a) and (c) (a), (b} and (c) A7. According to David Farrell there are two ways of studying electoral systems. They can be examined based on: a. output vs. mechanics b. PR vs. non-PR systems c. reformed vs. non-reformed systems d. developed vs. non-developed nations e. size of country - large or small A8. What is the difference between an electoral party and a parliamentary party? A9. What is Duverger’s Law? A10. What are the two methods of allocating seats in PR? a. St. Lague or D’hondt b. additional seat or incremental seat c. least square or largest fraction d. PR or semi-PR e. largest remainder or highest average
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