Elections and participation: fill in the blanks: fill-in-the-blank worksheet for Grade 12, page 1 preview

Fill-in-the-blank worksheet · History, Civics & Social Studies

Elections and participation: fill in the blanks · Grade 12

Read 8 sentences about elections and participation and write the missing word in each, using the word bank. Practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary.

Grade 12 · ages 17 to 18
Medium
15 to 20 minutes
1 page
Free

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The word bank and sentences

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the best word from the word bank and write it on the line.

Word bank: cross out each word as you use it
compulsory · Constitution · senators · Australian 270 gerrymander · seats · popular
1 Most states give all their electoral votes to the winner of the state's vote.
2 The census, taken every ten years, decides how many House · each state gets.
3 The secret, or ____, ballot spread across the United States in the late
1800s to reduce voter intimidation.
4 Political parties are not mentioned in the ____, yet they formed within a few years of it.
5 The word · comes from an 1812 Massachusetts district said to look like a salamander.
6 Countries such as Australia and Belgium have · voting laws.
7 Each state's number of electors equals its seats in the House plus its two
8 A presidential candidate needs at least · of the 538 electoral votes to win.

What your child practices

Your child practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary. The skill is “Rules, government and participation”: explain how rules, institutions and civic participation work at different levels.

Grades and ages: Grade 12, ages 17 to 18
Time: About 15 to 20 minutes
Subject: History, Civics & Social Studies
Level: Medium for Grade 12
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 12, for practice after the skill has been taught.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Read each sentence aloud with a hum for the blank, then try each word bank word in it.

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