{"id":37111,"date":"2024-11-07T00:46:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T00:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/identify-and-explain-the-workings-of-the-current-electoral-system-used-in-quebec-what-does-this-electoral-system-do-well-present-and-explain-two-significant-criticisms\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T00:46:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T00:46:53","slug":"identify-and-explain-the-workings-of-the-current-electoral-system-used-in-quebec-what-does-this-electoral-system-do-well-present-and-explain-two-significant-criticisms","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/identify-and-explain-the-workings-of-the-current-electoral-system-used-in-quebec-what-does-this-electoral-system-do-well-present-and-explain-two-significant-criticisms\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify and explain the workings of the current electoral system used in Quebec. What does this electoral system do well? Present and explain two significant criticisms."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An 850 word essay on the topic &#8220;<span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;\">Identify and explain the workings of the current electoral system used in Quebec. What does this electoral system do well? Present and explain two significant criticisms&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;\">Here are some instructions<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Requirements<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Late papers will be subject to a penalty of -1.5 marks per day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">750-1,000 words (a penalty will be applied if the paper does not meet the minimum word count or if it is significantly over the maximum word count).<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffCover Page:<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffAn interesting and informative title &#8211; not simply a restatement of your chosen topic.<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\nYour name<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\nCourse name<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffMy name (reminder: Ara Karaboghossian)<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\nDue date<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffWord count<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffPaper must have the following components:<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\nNote: If any of the following are missing, a penalty will be applied.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffAn introduction in which you introduce the reader to your chosen topic, present a purpose statement and outline the structure of the paper (a process\/structure section).<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffA body that goes into detail on each of the main points raised in the introduction, in the same order that they were first presented.<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\no In-text citations (in APA format) must be used every time content from a research source is used in the text.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffA conclusion in which you restate the purpose of the paper, summarize the central points of discussion and implications.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffReference List\/Bibliography (in APA format) consisting of the sources you used to write your paper. Every source in the Reference List must be cited at least once in the paper.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffFormatting (a penalty will be applied for each missing\/incorrect item)<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\nPages must be numbered.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeff12-point font<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeff1-inch margins<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffText must be justified<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffText must be double-spaced<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\ufeff\ufeffInformation to submit your digital copy to turnitin.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>I already started it so heres what ive done so far you can fix it up a bit. I would also like for you to keep the vocabulary not so incredibly complicated just rather simple but still proper.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>What ive started already:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An accessible, transparent and secure <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">voting<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> system is paramount in making citizens feel that their voices and political interests are reflected freely and fairly. This is the essence of a democracy. The purpose of this paper is to <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">break down the functioning of the electoral system and to highlight the electoral system\u2019s strengths and weaknesses. <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Quebec&#8217;s election system is first-past-the-post, with voters in 125 electoral districts electing a candidate to represent them. The party that elects the most candidates in the 125 ridings will form the government.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The first part of the paper will discuss<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> one of the strengths of the electoral system, namely the use of paper ballots versus the use of technological means and their impact on society. In <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">the second section<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">, I will pinpoint two major flaws such as disproportionate representation and wasted votes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The use of paper ballots is one of Quebec&#8217;s greatest electoral strengths. Many modern democracies have adopted electronic voting methods to improve efficiency and speed, accessibility, and in order to restrict and eliminate any human error; nevertheless, Quebec continues to utilize paper ballots. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Paper ballots are viewed as more secure than electronic systems, they are <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">resistant<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> to cyber tracks and technical malfunctions, which is a <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">common issue with electronic systems. <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Computer viruses can easily compromise the confidentiality and reliability of the process. For example, election fraudsters could use malware to vote in a someone else\u2019s place, and citizens may be tempted to sell their passwords\u2014and their right to vote\u2014to the highest bidder. Because an e-vote is secret and leaves no trace, there is no way to detect fraud<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">(Building a Better Ballot, 2019, para. 2).<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">On the other hand, paper ballots are tangible and can be <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">re-counted<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> by hand if anything were to go wrong. <\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\" style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Also if you can run it through turnitin.com there cannot be anuy AI detected&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>i dont have any sources of my own&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An 850 word essay on the topic &#8220;Identify and explain the workings of the current electoral system used in Quebec. 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