Quiz #16:
Does Plurality, First-Past-the-Post, Consent of the Governed, and Majority who submits a ballot; all produce the same vote-count results?
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Though one of them is most inclusive of the others; the others can describe a voting system quite different than each other.
​Plurality: The concept where the "winner" simply gets at least one more vote than the other competition on the ballot; sometimes, just one more vote than nothing. This allows for the most corruption to enter government. This, in its simplest form, literally is Mob-Rule, the rule of the few over the many.
First-Past-the-Post: A concept, where the finish-line post is not known until after the race ends. Much the same as Majority who submits a ballot. Since we rarely know how many people will submit consenting ballots, the majority-post is not know before the race begins. This makes it slightly more difficult for corruption to enter government. But not by much. This is still mob-rule, however the mob is supposed to be slightly larger, still the rule of the few over the many.
Consent of the Governed: Includes the other three. This accounts for absolutely every person registered as a voter. With a known number of registered voters; the post is at 50% of the total number of registered voters. That means that the first to get 50% + 1 of the total number of registered voters to consent, —wins. This also is a plurality, in that in order to get at least one vote more than 50%, the winner will generally have at least 2 votes more than the closest competition, thus, plural, more than one. This requires the most people to be in agreement. The majority rules; but that rule is supposed to be in accord with the Strictly Limited Terms of The Declaration.
Quiz #17: How should "The United States" supreme Court rule on any Census Issue?
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