Build-A-Democracy Workshop

Legislature
o Voted by free and fair elections
o What is relationship between legislature and executive
Presidential
Separate votes
Parliamentary
Executive branch is contained inside the
legislature
Subdivisions
o Vertical divides of the government
o National/Regional
Unitary
National power
Federal
Split between regional/national
Confederal
National government gets power from regional
government
Elections
o Districts magnitude
Single member district
winner take all
Multi-Member district
Multiple people represent a district (5-7)
Multiple parties being represented
o Degree of Consensus
How many votes do you need to win a seat
Plurality
o Most
o Lowest voter turnout
Majority
o 50% + 1
Run-Of
Instant Run-Of
o Better voter turnout
Proportionality
o % of votes = % of seats
o Best voter turnout