CGP Grey Explains Election Systems

As we have discussed in class there are a number of election systems used throughout the democratized world. Here in the U.S. we use the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) or Winner-Take-All system as they do in Great Britain. However, we are in the minority of countries who use this system. Some argue that the U.S. should change its election system to better represent the diverse ideologies of the electorate and allow for more parties to seek and win political office. Below are several videos by our favorite YouTube explainer (that's a thing, right?) CGP Grey that will help us to better understand our system as well as some possible reforms.


Problems with FPTP




The Alternative Vote



Mixed Member Proportional Representation



Single Transferable Vote

COULD ANY OF THESE SYSTEM WORK IN THE US?