AP Comparative Government and Politics / Unit 4: Party and Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations
4.2 Objectives of Election Rules
Notes
Rules aim to ensure fairness, representation, stability and accountability. Choices involve trade-offs: SMD gives clear winners and local representation; PR better reflects votes.
Practice
An advantage of SMD systems:
Local accountability.
An advantage of PR:
Fair representation.
Electoral thresholds (like 5%) in PR systems are meant to:
Stability.
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