Electoral College

Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.

• 270
• 538
• 3
• 269

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What is the number needed to be elected President?

• 260
• 270
• 269
• 538

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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 least amount of electoral votes that a state may be worth.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 1,000,000

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

In the presidential election you are actually voting for _____________.

• President
• Vice President
• Electors
• Senators

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

• True
• False

"Winner take all" means that all of a state's electoral votes go to the candidate who had the majority of votes in that state.

• True
• False

What are the only 2 states to decide electoral college votes based upon congressional districts and majority voting?

• California & Texas
• Missouri & Kansas
• New York & Arizona
• Nebraska & Maine

Why does California have more electoral votes than Texas?

• California has a higher population than Texas

• California had more influence in Congress than Texas

• California has a lower population than Texas

• California's land area is more than Texas