What are majoritarian systems?

A majoritarian system is like a game where most people get to decide what happens, just like when you and your friends pick which game to play at recess.

Imagine you and your friends are choosing between playing tag or hide-and-seek. If more than half of you want to play tag, then tag wins, and everyone plays it. That’s how a majoritarian system works in real life: the person or group with the most votes, usually more than half, gets to make the decision.

In a majoritarian system, there are usually two main choices, like picking between two games. If one choice gets more than half the votes, it wins right away. But if not, there might be another round or a tiebreaker, just like when you need to vote again if everyone is split.

Think of an election where people choose between two candidates. If one candidate gets more than half the votes, they win immediately. That’s majoritarian in action! It's like being the first person to get enough stickers from your classmates, and then getting to pick the next game.