D block - Socials 11
Today, we went over majority and minority governments, first-past-the-post voting and proportional representation. I showed you some old campaign videos.
To have a majority government, the federal government must have at least 155 seats (why? because there are 308 ridings). A majority government has it pretty easy - because they have at least 50% of the vote, they can pass bills really quickly. A minority government, on the other hand, makes passing bills a slow process. If the leading government has a minority, they may form a coalition government to get more votes in the House.
First-past-the-post vote means that there is a clear winner in an election. It doesn't matter if the NDP got 9 votes and the Liberals got 8... the NDP wins the seat. We discussed the pros and cons to this (it's efficient, but it doesn't represent voters' wishes).
Proportional representation is a possible solution to first-past-the-post. It would mean that voters could choose more than one candidate and the election results would be a better reflection of what the voters want. It could potentially mean more minority governments, though.
After the discussion, you worked on your Election Challenges, which are to be presented next Tuesday, October 2.
Today, we went over majority and minority governments, first-past-the-post voting and proportional representation. I showed you some old campaign videos.
To have a majority government, the federal government must have at least 155 seats (why? because there are 308 ridings). A majority government has it pretty easy - because they have at least 50% of the vote, they can pass bills really quickly. A minority government, on the other hand, makes passing bills a slow process. If the leading government has a minority, they may form a coalition government to get more votes in the House.
First-past-the-post vote means that there is a clear winner in an election. It doesn't matter if the NDP got 9 votes and the Liberals got 8... the NDP wins the seat. We discussed the pros and cons to this (it's efficient, but it doesn't represent voters' wishes).
Proportional representation is a possible solution to first-past-the-post. It would mean that voters could choose more than one candidate and the election results would be a better reflection of what the voters want. It could potentially mean more minority governments, though.
After the discussion, you worked on your Election Challenges, which are to be presented next Tuesday, October 2.
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