Electoral College

The number of votes a state gets in the Electoral College is equal to

• The number of representatives it gets in the House

• The number of representatives + senators

• The size of its population

• The order in which the state joined the Union

How many electoral college votes is needed in order to win the Presidency?

• 100
• 270
• 435
• 538

A candidate can win the popular vote, but lose the electoral vote.

• True

• False

Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.

• 270
• 538
• 3
• 269

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Even though Washington, D.C. is not a state, it has three electoral votes.

• True
• False

Except for Maine and Nebraska, a state's electoral votes are awarded

• To the candidate who wins the most counties/districts in the state

• Proportionally, and divided up for each district won

• To the candidate who wins the popular vote in the state

• To party officials who choose the candidate

If a tie occurs in the Electoral College, this part of Congress elects the President.

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Pentagon
• Ohio

If a state has 25 in the House of Representatives based on their population, how many Electoral Votes would that state have in a Presidential Election?

• 27
• 25
• 23
• 35

The Census is conducted every 10 years to count the total population in the nation. How can the population affect the Electoral College?

• Change the number of electoral votes
• It can't affect it.
• It can determine the number of Senators each state gets.

What are the 2 parties in our two party system?

• Democrats and Independents
• Republicans and Tea Party
• Democrats and Republicans
• Republicans and Green Party