Chapter 2 · Sweden's democratic system
Personerna i bilden får rösta i samma val. Vilken princip innebär att deras röster har samma vikt?
The people pictured can vote in the same election. Which principle gives their votes equal weight?
Correct answer: Equal voting rights
Equal voting rights mean one vote per voter in an election. Income and time in the country do not give eligible voters extra votes.
Key words
lika rösträtt · equal voting rights
Source: Valmyndigheten: Fria, hemliga och direkta val · Lika rösträtt
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Why this option does not fit
Allmän rösträtt
Universal suffrage concerns who has voting rights, rather than the equal weight of votes.
Fria val
Free elections mean choosing without coercion. Equal weight concerns equal voting rights.
Hemliga val
Secret elections protect the privacy of a voter’s choice, rather than the weight of votes.