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In which type of electoral system do voters select the party of their choice rather than an individual candidate?

proportional representation

Which of the following does not represent a major contributing factor in party realignment?

Changes in key issues

critical election

An electoral "earthquake" where new issues emerge, new coalitions replace old ones, and the majority party is often displaced by the minority party. Critical election periods are sometimes marked by a national crisis and may require more than one election to bring about a new party era.

first-past-the-post

a system in which the winner of an election is the candidate who wins the greatest number of votes cast, also known as plurality voting

majoritarian voting

a type of election in which the winning candidate must receive at least 50 percent of the votes, even if a run-off election is required

plurality voting

the election rule by which the candidate with the most votes wins, regardless of vote share

proportional representation

a democratic principle specifying that people should be represented in proportion to how they voted. this means the percentage of sears a party has in the legislature should reflec the % of people who voted for that party

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