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What is partisan dealignement?

Partisan dealignement is a term used to describe a pattern of voting behaviour. It suggests that less voters are strongly attached to a political party. As the electorate (voters) lose their emotional loyalt...
LJ
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Explain the First Past the Post electoral system and briefly describe its advantages and disadvantages.

The First Past the Post (FPTP) system is used for United Kingdom general elections. It consists of various elections in single member constituencies, the winner simply being the candidate who wins the most v...
JW
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Why do modern liberals defend the principle of social welfare?

The principle of social welfare is the idea that the state has a responsibility to intervene in the lives of citizens in order to ensure a basic standard of living, for instance through policies such as prog...
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What are the main advantages and disadvantages of the First-Past-the-Post electoral system?

Single member plurality, known in the UK as First-Past-The-Post (FPTP), is a plurality electoral system under which each constituency elects one member of parliament, that is that who gets the most votes (=p...
DA
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Discuss the reasons for the high abstention levels at US elections.

Although prone to fluctuate, the turnout in US elections is notably lower than inc comparative western states. The 2016 US election provided a turnout of 58%, in comparison to the turnout of 68% at the UK ge...
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