Executive Branch - Part One

Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.

• 270
• 538
• 3
• 269

What is the number needed to be elected President?

• 260
• 270
• 269
• 538

What is the number in which a TIE would occur in the Electoral College?

• 270
• 538
• 269
• 260

What is the purpose of the Electoral College?

• Elect school board members.
• Provide opportunities for kids to attend school.
• Elect the President of the United States.
• Select a baseball team to play in the College World Series.

The U.S. state worth the most amount of Electoral votes. 

• Florida
• Texas
• California
• Ohio

How does the national government determine how many Electoral College votes each state gets?

• number of senators it has

• number of representatives it has

• by population

• number of representatives and senators it has

Why does California have more electoral votes than Texas?

• California has a higher population than Texas

• California had more influence in the Senate than Texas

• California has a lower population than Texas

• California's land area is more than Texas

When was the last time the Electoral College went against the popular vote?

• 2000

• 1876

• 1995

• 2016

Since 1860s the ____________________ and ____________________party have dominated American politics. 

• Green,  Libertarian 
• Communists, Socialists
• Anarchist, Theocracy 
• Democratic, Republican

The person running for the office of vice president is called ...

• walking Joe

• Uncle Sam

• the running mate

• fellow