Voting basics quiz for third graders

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🗳️ Voting is how we choose our leaders.
• 🇺🇸 In the United States, citizens who are 18 years old or older can vote.
• 📝 When you vote, you make a choice on a ballot.
• 🏛️ Voting helps decide who will make laws and important decisions for our community and country.
• 🗓️ Elections are held regularly, so we can choose new leaders.
• 🤝 It's important to learn about the candidates before you vote.
• 🇺🇸 The President is elected through the Electoral College after people vote in each state.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of these is the main reason we vote?
   1. To choose our favorite color.
   2. To choose our leaders.
   3. To play games.
   4. To eat snacks.
2. How old do you have to be to vote in the United States?
   1. 12 years old
   2. 16 years old
   3. 18 years old
   4. 21 years old
3. What is the paper called where you make your voting choices?
   1. A coloring book
   2. A menu
   3. A ballot
   4. A newspaper
4. Voting helps decide who will:
   1. Make laws.
   2. Play sports.
   3. Sing songs.
   4. Draw pictures.
5. What should you do before you vote?
   1. Learn about the candidates.
   2. Take a nap.
   3. Eat candy.
   4. Watch TV.
6. What happens during elections?
   1. We choose new pets.
   2. We choose new leaders.
   3. We choose new games to play.
   4. We choose new foods to eat.
7. Who is elected through the Electoral College?
   1. The Mayor
   2. The Governor
   3. The President
   4. The School Principal