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2020 Polish presidential election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2020-polish-presidential-election

Step 2 · Questions

1. What is the election type?
2. What is the original scheduled date?
3. What happened to the 2020 Polish presidential election because of COVID-19?
4. Who won the 2020 Polish presidential election?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Incumbent
Runoff Election
Political Ideology
Electoral Mandate

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the election type?Presidential election
2. What is the original scheduled date?May 10, 2020
3. What happened to the 2020 Polish presidential election because of COVID-19?The election was postponed from May 10 to June 28, 2020, with a possible second round on July 12.
4. Who won the 2020 Polish presidential election?Andrzej Duda was re‑elected with 51% of the vote.

Incumbent: The person currently holding a political office.
Runoff Election: A second election held when no candidate receives a majority in the first.
Political Ideology: A set of beliefs about how society should be organized and governed.
Electoral Mandate: The authority granted to an elected official by voters to carry out their policies.