SwedenPolitiska val och partier 8 · Elections and political parties
In the polling station, the ballot papers lie behind a screen. Why?
In the exam (Swedish)
I vallokalen ligger valsedlarna bakom en skärm. Varför?
- aSo that no one can see which ballot papers you takeFör att ingen ska kunna se vilka valsedlar man tarCorrect answer
- bSo that the votes can be counted behind the screenFör att rösterna ska räknas bakom skärmen
- cSo that you can show your ID thereFör att man ska visa sin legitimation där
- dSo that the staff can help you choose a partyFör att personalen ska kunna hjälpa en att välja parti
Why?
In Sweden the vote is secret. No one else should be able to see which party you choose, so you take the ballot papers (valsedlar) and put them in the envelope without anyone seeing.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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