Electoral College Q&A

Front

During a class debate, Shelby and Zef discussed how the Constitution set up the Electoral College to balance power between ________ states and ________ states. Changing it requires a constitutional amendment, which isn’t politically realistic right now.

Back

big-population; small

Front

Your vote decides which candidate your state sends ________ for, and close states can flip elections.

Back

electors

Front

Every state gets 2 votes for its ________ + at least 1 for its ________ member, no matter how small.

Back

Senators; House

Front

Fill in the blank: California gets many votes because it has the biggest ________ and therefore the most ________ members.

Back

population; House

Front

In Willow and Zef's school, instead of counting all the votes for class president themselves, they have a group of electors. Fill in the blank: Electors were originally designed as a ________—educated people who could make the final choice. Today they mostly just follow the ________ vote.

Back

safeguard; state

Front

What’s a faithless elector? Fill in the blank: A faithless elector is someone who does not vote for the candidate they were supposed to ________. Some states punish them; some don’t.

Back

vote for

Front

Fill in the blank: Faithless electors have ________ changed the outcome of a presidential election.

Back

never

Front

During a school election, Zef wins the popular vote, but Addy wins the election. Why can this happen? Fill in the blank: Presidents are chosen by ________ votes, not total votes. Winning big states by huge margins doesn’t help if you lose many small states.

Back

electoral

Front

During a class discussion, Willow said, "Many people think so; many people think it protects ________ states. It depends on your values."

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small

Front

During a mock election in class, Zef and Saki are chosen as electors. Can they vote for someone who didn’t even run? Fill in the blank: Technically yes. Electors can write in anyone unless ________ laws restrict it.

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state