What is the difference between a primary and a general election?

In a primary election, voters narrow down the candidates, often picking one from each political party. In the general election, voters choose the winner from the candidates who remain. How Elections Work has students explain this difference in writing.

How do you calculate voter turnout?

Turnout is the percent of registered voters who actually voted. Divide the votes cast by the number of registered voters, then multiply by 100. Reading Election Results has students do this for the fictional town of Maple Glen.

How does the census change seats in the House?

The census counts every person in the country every 10 years, and the count is used to divide the 435 House seats among the states. Because the total stays the same, one state's gain is another state's loss. A state can even grow and still not gain a seat.

Are the election numbers on these worksheets real?

No. Valoria, Maple Glen and Norland are fictional places, and their numbers are made for practice. The rules students apply, such as electors equal House seats plus two senators, are the U.S. rules described in the text.

6th Grade Elections and Public Life Worksheets

Ages 11-12 · 1 sub-topic · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Elections are how citizens choose the people who represent them, from school board members to the president. There are 4 worksheets for 6th grade, each with an answer key. How Elections Work explains the steps from registering to counting, and The Electoral College and Census Data and House Seats add tables and math. The tables on those two sheets and on Reading Election Results use fictional places made for practice.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

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Census Data and House Seats

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How Elections Work

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Reading Election Results

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The Electoral College

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Frequently Asked Questions

Voters in each state choose electors, who cast the official votes for president. A state gets one elector for each House seat plus two for its senators, and Washington, D.C., gets three. There are 538 electors in all, so a candidate needs at least 270 to win.

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Census Data and House Seats

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How does the Electoral College work?

What is the difference between a primary and a general election?

How do you calculate voter turnout?

How does the census change seats in the House?

Are the election numbers on these worksheets real?

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