The Debate About the Electoral College

How many electoral votes does Iowa have?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 8

California has nearly _________ times as many people as Wyoming.

Choose all that are true about the 1876 election between Samuel J. Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes.

• Tilden won the popular vote.

• The small states supported Hayes.

• More people voted for Hayes.

• The small states supported Tilden.

• Tilden lost by one electoral vote.

What is one advantage (or pro) of the electoral college?

• The electoral college creates a clear winner.

• The electoral college directly mirrors the popular vote.

• The electoral gives some voters more power.

• The electoral college causes politicians to focus on battleground states and ignore voters in other states.

A state where no political party has a clear majority (could go either way) is known as a _____________ state.

• challenger

• small

• battleground

• patient

How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the election?

What are cons (negatives) about the Electoral College? Choose all that apply.

• The candidate elected may not be the person who had the most votes.

• The Electoral College does not adequately represent minority voters.

• The Electoral College makes sure rural areas are not ignored.

• The Electoral College prevents one region of the country from controlling the election.

• The Electoral College causes candidates to focus on battleground states and ignore voters in other areas.

These presidents won the election despite losing the popular vote. Choose all that apply.

• George W. Bush

• Barack Obama

• Hillary Clinton

• Donald Trump

• Rutherford B. Hayes

An Elector who does not vote for the party's candidate is call a ______________________.

• traitorous elector

• faithless elector

• defiant elector

• bipartisan elector

California and Texas have voted for the same party in every election since 1992. How did they vote?

• California - Democrat and Texas - Democrat

• California - Republican and Texas - Republican

• California - Democrat and Texas - Republican

• California - Republican and Texas - Democrat