Election Vocabulary Worksheet
A Grade 8 social studies worksheet focusing on key vocabulary related to elections and government processes.
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Election Vocabulary Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of key election vocabulary.
1. A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position is called an .
2. A is a document on which a voter indicates their choices in an election.
3. The right to vote in political elections is known as .
4. A person who is chosen or elected to act or speak for others is a .
5. A primary election is held to choose candidates for a general election.
True
False
6. A bipartisan system means that only one political party exists in a country.
True
False
7. What is the term for the process of drawing electoral district boundaries to favor one political party or group over another?
Suffrage
Gerrymandering
Electorate
Caucus
8. Which of the following describes a group of people who share the same political ideology and work to elect their members to office?
Lobby group
Political party
Interest group
Trade union
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. The body of people entitled to vote in an election is called the .
10. A person currently holding an office or position is known as the .
11. A is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal.
12. A person who lives in an electoral district and is represented by an elected official is a .
13. Explain the difference between an 'absentee ballot' and a 'provisional ballot'.
14. Describe the purpose of a 'polling place' and what typically happens there on election day.
