Ahhh, I see, I was thinking about it incorrectly. So its the voltage on the gate that determines whether current can flow through the transistor. But since there is voltage and a complete circuit, a small current will still be flowing, right? How much current would be determined by the resistor? It couldnt be JUST voltage right?
Also, if I wanted to measure the voltage on the gate, which two points of the circuit would I measure? With a multimeter for instance. If I put one side of my multimeter on the gate itself, and one on the source or drain, what would that say with regard to voltage?