Understanding Elections
A Grade 10 Social Studies worksheet covering the election process, types of elections, and voter participation.
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Understanding Elections
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. For multiple-choice questions, circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a democratic election?
Universal suffrage
Free and fair campaigning
Mandatory voting for all citizens
Transparent vote counting
2. In the United States, who officially elects the President and Vice President?
The popular vote
The Electoral College
State legislatures
The Senate
3. A preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal election is called a .
4. The is responsible for overseeing federal elections in the United States.
5. A system where voters directly elect representatives to a legislative body is known as democracy.
6. Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing electoral district boundaries to unfairly favor one political party over another.
True
False
7. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is typically chosen directly by the voters.
True
False
8. Explain the difference between a primary election and a general election.
9. Discuss two factors that can influence voter turnout in an election.
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
10. Suffrage
a. The right to vote in political elections.
11. Incumbent
b. A person currently holding an office or position.
12. Platform
c. A declared policy of a political party or group.
13. Referendum
d. A direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal.