How does the winner-take-all system affect campaigning?
CE.5f The Electoral College

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Candidates target small states
Candidates target large states
Candidates target eastern states
Candidates target western states
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why must candidates pay attention to small states?
Candidates don't want to be biased
Small states have the most electoral votes
In a close race, its nice to pay attention to small states
In a close race, the electoral votes of small states matter
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Senator Wynn is beginning his campaign for president. While making his plans, he decides to spend more time in California, Texas, and New York. Why?
Those states have the most Electoral Votes
He won those in the Primaries
Those are states he lived in
They are the easiest to travel to
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Electoral College is used to elect the-
President and Vice President
Governors and Lt. Governors
United States Senators
United States Representatives
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a winner-take-all system, the candidate who wins receives-
90% of the state's electoral votes
2/3rds of the state's electoral votes
half of the state's electoral votes
all of the state's electoral votes
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
After the 2016 election, people stated a debate about whether to do away with the Electoral College. An argument in favor of KEEPING the Electoral College would be-
In a democracy the people rule, so each citizen's vote should be for the candidate, not an elector.
The Electoral College helps balance power fairly between large and small states
The Electoral Collège made sense when it was first created but no longer works in modern-day politics
For the Electoral College to succeed, more funds are needed for secondary education
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Electoral College process favors what type of party system?
No party
One party
Two party
Multi-party
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