--- title: Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Politics description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 2 «Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/) / Elections and voting: ballots, countin… # Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning The 15 questions of lesson 2 «Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning» of the politics course of Mova's primary school with their options, 90 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/t1/) — Your mate goes, "u can just tell the counter who u voted for innit, it's no big deal." What should you say? — wrong ✗ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/t2/) — Grandad, a Geordie, says, "Howay man, we're gannin' to the count, it's canny exciting!" ("Howay" means come on, "gannin'" means going, "canny" means really.) What will he see? — wrong ✗ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/t3/) — Finn asks, "Why don't they just use a computer?" Which is the best answer? — right ✓ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/t4/) — In the US, cousin Jake texts, "y'all, our state flipped red, it's lowkey wild." ("Flipped red" means the Republican won the state.) What does this mean for the race? — right ✓ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/t5/) — Your sister says, "The loser asked for a recount, so they must be a cheat, fr." ("fr" means "for real".) What's wrong with that? — right ✓ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/t6/) — What would happen if losing candidates never accepted fair results? — wrong ✗ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/t7/) — Grandad grumbles, "Exit poll says Party A, so it's done, turn the telly off, it's a right bummer." Is it done? — wrong ✗ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/t8/) — Your Aussie mate says, "Me nan voted early at the arvo booth, then had a sausage." ("Arvo" means afternoon.) What kind of voting did nan do? — wrong ✗ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/t9/) — A kid on TikTok says, "landslide = the winner got buried in mud." What does it really mean? — wrong ✗ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/t10/) — In a video game, the hero wins an election by ripping down everyone else's posters. What is wrong? — right ✓ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/t11/) — Mum, a bit dry, says, "Kindly note that my vote is my own business." What is she reminding you? — right ✓ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/e1/) — Identify the principal reason for which the secrecy of the ballot is maintained. — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/e2/) — It is given that the margin between two candidates is exceedingly narrow. Which of the following most accurately characterises a subsequent recount? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning an exit poll. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/e4/) — Determine the number of Electoral College votes requisite for election to the presidency of the United States. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [1. What politics is: deciding things together](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together/) - next →: [3. Who can vote, and why children cannot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot/) - ↑ back to [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/)