Although no party won a majority in the 2006 National Assembly elections, the biggest party in the legislature, as well as the party of René Préval, is

When a citizen votes for candidates from different parties in the same election, he or she is __________

a. voting strategically b. ticket-splitting c. straight-ticket voting d. party-line voting

In an electoral system that uses proportional representation, if there are 550 seats in parliament and a party wins 15 percent of the vote, how many seats does it get?

a. None, because seats are determined based on which party gets a majority. b. It depends on how many districts the party won. c. The party would get just over 80 seats. d. The party would get just over 150 seats. e. The party would get 250 seats.