Electoral College

In order to become President, ALL of the following are required EXCEPT

• Advertising and publicity
• Public speaking
• Experience in US government
• Lots of money

Which process decides who becomes POTUS?

• Electoral College process
• State primaries
• Cabinet selection process
• The Winner-Take-All process

The candidate with the greatest number of votes wins the "popular vote."  What type of system is used for states in the Electoral College?

• Majority rules
• Winner-take-all
• Proportional 

Virginia has 13 electoral votes.  Hillary Clinton won Virginia in 2016 earning 1,981,473 votes to Trump's 1,769,443 votes.  Based on these numbers, how many of Virginia's electoral votes did Clinton win?

• 7.  She won a little more than half of the popular vote.
• 13.  Duh, it's a winner take all system.
• None.  Despite winning the popular vote, Virginia electors voted for Trump.
• 1,981,473 electors

How many electoral votes are there?

• 270
• 538
• 200
• 50

How many electoral votes must a candidate earn to become POTUS?

• 270
• 538
• 200
• 50

What determines the number of electoral votes held by a state?

• The number of Senators the state has
• The number of members the state has n the House of Representatives
• The size of the state's TOTAL Congressional representation (Reps + Senators)
• The number of square miles in a state

What is an important consequence of the winner-take-all system?

• Candidates contest ALL states equally
• Small states are totally ignored
• Big states are totally ignored
• Candidates spend most of their time in contested large states 

To win the Electoral College, a candidate must win a majority (270 of 538).  What is a consequence of this?

• Majority favors a two-party system
• Majority favors a three-party system
• Candidates rarely earn a majority
• Ties.  Lots of ties.

Which is true of the 2016 Presidential Election?

• Hillary Clinton won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote
• Hillary Clinton won but decided to move over so Trump could become President
• Donald Trump won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote
• Hillary Clinton lost and contested the election in the US Supreme Court