Presidential Election Process Quiz

When states gives all electoral votes to the popular vote winner, this is known as.....

• Proportional System

• Winner Take All

• Unanimous System

• Electoral College system

Which of the following is the formula for determining a state's electoral vote

• States population / 50

• # of Representatives + # of Senators

• # of Representatives x 3

• # of Representatives x # of Senators

When an electoral voter does not vote for the person who they are supposed to vote for, that person is a(n) ________

• Faithless elector

• Electoral misvoter

• Alternative elector

• Misguided voter

Type of primary where voter is allowed to decide what ballot to vote on.

• Closed primary

• Blanket primary

• Jungle Primary

• Open Primary

Type of primary where only registered voters are allowed to participate.

• Closed primary

• Registered primary

• Open primary

• Blanket primary

Type of election where voters go to meetings and vote with their feet.

• Open Primary

• Active Primary

• Caucuses

• Closed Primary

What is the number of electoral votes needed to become President?

• 538

• 300

• 200

• 270

Which state holds the first caucus and thus has a tremendous amount of political power?

• New Hampshire

• California

• Iowa

• Ohio

if no one person receives the necessary amount of electoral votes, how is the President selected?

• Runoff election between top 2

• House of Representatives decides

• Senate decides

• Popular votes winner wins