An Election Quiz - Part 1 (Grades 4-6)

Instructions:

Complete the sentences below to test your understanding of how we elect our president, senators, and congressional representatives. Use the mouse or the TAB key to move between questions. Check your answers in the box next to each question.


1. We elect a president every years.
2. Residents of each also state elect senators to serve in the senate.

3. Senators serve for a term of years.
4. Residents of each state also elect members of the House of Representatives. The number of representatives is based on each state's .

5. Representatives serve in Congress for a term of years.
6. Every ten years, a determines the population of each state.

7. States are divided into congressional each of which has roughly the same population.
8. Americans do not elect the president directly. The organization that actually votes for the president, based on the popular vote, is called the . (two words)

9. (Bonus) For the 2000 election, there are possible electoral votes.
10. (Bonus) It takes at least electoral votes to win the presidential election.

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