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History of Canada Presidential Elections

This article by Terence H. Qualter focuses on the history of voting in Canada. It talks about voting, how elections work, election day, electoral reform, voter turnout, party system, and candidates

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Electoral systems are methods of choosing political representatives. (See also Political Campaigning in Canada.) Elections in Canada use a first-past-the-post…

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This article by Daksha Morjaria connects to many aspects of our unit plan. India, the world's largest democracy, has an election process that is different from most other countries. It takes place in 7 stages over the course of 6 weeks. We can connect this to lesson 8 which discusses the voting process. This article also includes an infographic showing how the government is formed which connects nicely to lesson 2 on the US branches of government. The article also shows how their ballots have symbols like logos to help people associate themselves with political parties. This can be connected to lesson 4 on political parties.

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India, The World’s Largest Democracy, Prepares For Elections

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India, The World’s Largest Democracy, Prepares For Elections has 8 comments. Commenter maahi2124 wrote: “its crazy how even with all of those countries votes combined, India still has a larger amount of votes.”

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This article is about the United Kingdom General Election that happened on July 4, 2024 by Al Jazeera. It explains the main political parties in the UK and what they stood for considering the election. The main political parties in the UK, including the Conservatives, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens, Reform UK, and the Scottish National Party all hold different beliefs about how the UK should be run. This article explores the multiparty political party system, one of the party systems students are learning about in this unit.

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UK general elections: Which are the main parties, what are their key plans? | Elections News | Al Jazeera

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This article written by the BBC explains that in 2020 in Belarus, there were protests due to the outcome of an election where an autocratic president won. The people of Belarus did not trust in their democracy, as they claimed the election was rigged, and instead decided to protest the results they saw as unfair. This reaction from the people of Belarus show peoples’ desperateness for democracy, for their voices to be heard, and for control in their government.

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Belarus election: Opposition disputes Lukashenko landslide win

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President Lukashenko’s main rival refuses to accept defeat, as clashes continue for a second night.

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Indonesia had their presidential election on February 14. The president is selected by majority vote. Elections are conducted under a single non-transferable voting system. Each voter receives a ballot and punches a hole to mark the candidate of their choice.

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Indonesia election: Who are the presidential candidates?

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The world’s third-largest democracy is facing a crucial test of its hard-fought-for civil ideas.

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From BBC, this article explains how voters in Scotland are represented in their Parliament, which can be compared to how the United States uses the Electoral College to represent the voters. The article explains how the country is divided into 8 electoral regions and 73 constituencies, and there are 129 members of the Scottish Parliament that represent everyone in Scotland.

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How are voters in Scotland represented in the Scottish Parliament? - Voting systems in Scotland - National 5 Modern Studies Revision - BBC Bitesize

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National 5 Voting systems in Scotland - the Additional Member System (AMS) and the Single Transferable Vote (STV) from BBC Bitesize Scotland