Primary Elections and Electoral College Quiz

What is the main purpose of a primary election?

• Political Party chooses its candidate for the general election

• to choose the President of the US

• to decide who will be listed first on the ballot

• to determine how many people belong to each political party

Which of the following best describes a caucus?

• a person votes for any candidate they would like, regardless of their political party

• A group of people meet and then vote by either secret ballot or standing in corners of a room

• A person votes for only candidates running for the political party they are registered in

• A person attends the National Convention

Which of the following best describes a closed primary?

• A person votes for any candidate they want regardless of their political party

• A group of people meet and discuss candidates and then vote by secret ballot or standing in a certain spot

• A person votes only for candidates that belong to the political party they are registered to

• A person attends the national convention

These are people that represent their state at their Political Party's National Convention and cast the official votes for who should become the Presidential Candidate for their Political Party.

• Delegate

• Representative

• Senator

• Elector

In a Democratic Caucus what percentage of present people need to stand in a candidates's "corner" to make that candidate viable.

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 30%

What is the formula that determines how many electors each state gets to elect the President in the Electoral College System?

• # of Senators for that state

• # of Senators + # of Representatives for that state

• # of Representatives for that state

• Based on the number of delegates

In order to become President, how many electoral votes must they win? (This is a majority of the total possible electoral votes)

• 250

• 270

• 300

• 400

A candidate wins Pennsylvania by only one vote. Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes total. How many electoral votes will that candidate receive?

• ALL of them (20)

• 90% of the electoral votes (18)

• 51% of the electoral votes (11)

• 95% of the Electoral Votes.. (19)

Who is officially responsible for electing the President?

• Delegates

• Electors chosen by each state

• Anyone who votes in the popular election

• Senators

If there is a tie OR no candidate reaches 270 Electoral votes, then who chooses the President?

• The Governors of each state vote

• Runoff Election - Popular Vote

• Congress

• Supreme Court