1) Ancient Greece used direct democracy a) True b) False 2) In a secret ballot, your vote is… a) Published publicly b) Counted only if you tell someone c) Private d) only visable to the party you vote for 3) The secret ballot was first used in Australia in.. a) 1856 b) 1901 c) 1756 d) 1956 4) Which two colonies first used the secret ballot? a) WA & NSW b) QLD & NSW c) OLD & SA d) NSW & SA 5) Which of the following are problems with public voting? a) People can be bribed b) Pencles run out  c) It can take too long d) People may judge you on your choice 6) First‑Past‑the‑Post (FPTP) means the winner must get over 50% of the votes. a) True b) False 7) In preferential voting, if no one gets over 50% on the first count, we… a) go to everyone's 2nd choice b) Start the vote again c) elect the group with the most votes even if they didnt get 50% d) Eliminate the lowest candidate and redistribute their votes 8) Preferential voting helps ensure the winner has… a) The most first‑place votes only b) Support from more than half the voters (absolute majority) c) The loudest campaign 9) Which order shows the steps of preferential counting? a) Count → eliminate lowest → redistribute → repeat until 50%+ b) Count → flip a coin c) Count → winner with most signs → stop 10) Secret ballots help reduce… (choose all that apply) a) Intimidation b) Bribery c) Pencil sharpening 11) In Ancient Greece, who could be a citizen? a) A free-born man b) everyone over 10 years of age c) all people who lived in the city d) All people who lived in the country 12) In Australia if a candidate A has 35% after the first count, they.... a) Automatically win b) Might win later, but only after preferences are redistributed c) Are eliminated immediately 13) The secret ballot idea spread from Australia to other countries. a) True b) False 14) First past the post voting systems can elect a winner that most people didn’t pick first a) True b) False

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