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115 How US Elections Work: Primaries, Voting, and the Electoral College Practice Questions (2026)

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  1. Question 1

    What is a primary election?

  2. Question 2

    What is the difference between open and closed primaries?

  3. Question 3

    Who can participate in a closed primary?

  4. Question 4

    What is a caucus?

  5. Question 5

    Why do states hold primaries at different times?

  6. Question 6

    What is a superdelegate?

  7. Question 7

    How are primary votes counted?

  8. Question 8

    Can independent voters participate in primaries?

  9. Question 9

    What is the role of delegates?

  10. Question 10

    How does a primary affect the general election?

  11. Question 11

    What is the Electoral College?

  12. Question 12

    How many total electoral votes are there?

  13. Question 13

    What is a swing state?

  14. Question 14

    How are electors chosen?

  15. Question 15

    What happens if no candidate reaches 270 votes?

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  17. Question 16

    Can electors vote differently from their state?

  18. Question 17

    How many electors does each state get?

  19. Question 18

    Why do small states have more influence per voter?

  20. Question 19

    Who is eligible to vote in the US?

  21. Question 20

    What forms of ID are needed to vote?

  22. Question 21

    Can felons vote?

  23. Question 22

    What is early voting?

  24. Question 23

    What is absentee voting?

  25. Question 24

    Can you register to vote online?

  26. Question 25

    What is a provisional ballot?

  27. Question 26

    What is 'one person, one vote'?

  28. Question 27

    Can non-citizens vote in federal elections?

  29. Question 28

    How do write-in votes work?

  30. Question 29

    What is vote-by-mail?

  31. Question 30

    Why is voter registration important?

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  33. Question 31

    Who is the President of the United States?

  34. Question 32

    Who is the Vice President of the United States?

  35. Question 33

    Who represents your district in the House?

  36. Question 34

    Who represents your state in the Senate?

  37. Question 35

    What is the term length for a senator?

  38. Question 36

    What is the term length for a House member?

  39. Question 37

    Who is your governor?

  40. Question 38

    What is the role of the president?

  41. Question 39

    What is the role of Congress?

  42. Question 40

    What is the role of a senator?

  43. Question 41

    What is the role of a House member?

  44. Question 42

    What is a runoff primary?

  45. Question 43

    What is a blanket primary?

  46. Question 44

    Which states use winner-take-all for electoral votes?

  47. Question 45

    Can a candidate win popular vote but lose presidency?

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  49. Question 46

    When is National Voter Registration Day?

  50. Question 47

    What is gerrymandering?

  51. Question 48

    What is a ballot measure?

  52. Question 49

    What is the role of election officials?

  53. Question 50

    How do voters find polling locations?

  54. Question 51

    Who is your mayor?

  55. Question 52

    Who is your state legislator?

  56. Question 53

    What is a party convention?

  57. Question 54

    Why are primaries important for voters?

  58. Question 55

    How often are presidential elections held?

  59. Question 56

    What is a recount?

  60. Question 57

    Can voters request sample ballots?

  61. Question 58

    What is a poll watcher?

  62. Question 59

    How do voters check if their registration is active?

  63. Question 60

    Who is your city council member?

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  65. Question 61

    What is a semi-closed primary?

  66. Question 62

    What is the role of state parties in primaries?

  67. Question 63

    How do presidential primaries differ from local primaries?

  68. Question 64

    Why does the Electoral College exist?

  69. Question 65

    What is the Maine and Nebraska method?

  70. Question 66

    What is a battleground state?

  71. Question 67

    What is same-day voter registration?

  72. Question 68

    What is a voter ID law?

  73. Question 69

    What is the purpose of absentee ballot deadlines?

  74. Question 70

    Can military members vote from abroad?

  75. Question 71

    What is early in-person voting?

  76. Question 72

    How can voters update registration after moving?

  77. Question 73

    What is the role of a mayor?

  78. Question 74

    What is the role of a state legislator?

  79. Question 75

    Who appoints federal judges?

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  81. Question 76

    Who is your local sheriff?

  82. Question 77

    What is the role of delegates in conventions?

  83. Question 78

    What is the difference between proportional and winner-take-all delegates?

  84. Question 79

    What is the safe state?

  85. Question 80

    What is the popular vote?

  86. Question 81

    How do faithless electors affect elections?

  87. Question 82

    What is the deadline to register to vote?

  88. Question 83

    What is a polling place?

  89. Question 84

    What is a ballot drop box?

  90. Question 85

    What is election day?

  91. Question 86

    What is a recount triggered by?

  92. Question 87

    What is the role of a state governor?

  93. Question 88

    Who is your state attorney general?

  94. Question 89

    What is the role of the vice president?

  95. Question 90

    Who is your local school board member?

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  97. Question 91

    What is a front-loading primary?

  98. Question 92

    What is a hybrid primary?

  99. Question 93

    How does the Electoral College influence campaigning?

  100. Question 94

    What is the certification of electoral votes?

  101. Question 95

    Can voters request translation assistance?

  102. Question 96

    What is a spoiled ballot?

  103. Question 97

    What is an early voting center?

  104. Question 98

    How do voters check election results?

  105. Question 99

    Who is your district attorney?

  106. Question 100

    Who is your state treasurer?

  107. Question 101

    Who is your state secretary of state?

  108. Question 102

    What is a delegate pledge?

  109. Question 103

    What is a nomination?

  110. Question 104

    When do electors meet to vote?

  111. Question 105

    What is a voter registration card?

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  113. Question 106

    What is a ballot initiative?

  114. Question 107

    What is a recall election?

  115. Question 108

    Who is your local council chairperson?

  116. Question 109

    Who is your state comptroller?

  117. Question 110

    What is a voting precinct?

  118. Question 111

    What is a ballot question?

  119. Question 112

    Can you vote if in jail but not convicted?

  120. Question 113

    What is a voter assistance hotline?

  121. Question 114

    Who is your public defender?

  122. Question 115

    Who is your county commissioner?

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