Mathematics of Voting

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  1. Analysis shows that the higher the percentage of the eligible voters casting ballots, the better the quality of government and the less corruption in government.*
    Yes
    No


  1. Countries that have laws requiring voter participation have governments that are more responsive to the desires of the people.*
    Yes
    No


  1. Exit polls in the U.S. indicate the higher the voter participation in elections, the better informed the voters are.*
    Yes
    No


  1. To have an "instant runoff" election, a ballot would give voters the ability to choose their first, second, third, etc. choice for one less than the total number of candidates on the ballot.*
    Yes
    No


  1. The plurality method used in most elections in the U.S. works against candidates with strong positions to the extreme of the center.*
    Yes
    No


  1. Analysis of past elections in the U.S. reveals that third party candidates usually cause the least desirable of the two major party candidates to be elected. *
    Yes
    No


  1. The founding fathers put the electoral college into the Constitution to ensure that the person elected president would have to have a majority of some kind.*
    Yes
    No


  1. The system of apportionment of representatives to the U.S. House of representatives was established by the founding fathers in the Constitution.*
    Yes
    No


  1. According to the Constitution, if no one receives a majority of the electoral college votes the decision of the presidency rests with the Senate.*
    Yes
    No


  1. In a general election, an Iowan's vote counts more than a Californian's vote.*
    Yes
    No


  1. Government boards have no provision for breaking a tie.*
    Yes
    No


  1. If a government body has a vote with equal number for and against, the ordinance passes.*
    Yes
    No


  1. In Iowa, cities and county governments can make their own rules for elections and how votes of their boards will be taken, but school boards cannot.*
    Yes
    No


  1. Corporate boards can make their own rules for how to conduct and count votes as long as it is in the corporate by-laws.*
    Yes
    No





Mr. Baier
Noble Township Educational Services
Griswold, IA