CE.5f The Electoral College

CE.5f The Electoral College

8th Grade

10 Qs

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CE.5f The Electoral College

CE.5f The Electoral College

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

8th Grade

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Created by

Sean Mcfadden

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the winner-take-all system affect campaigning?

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

7.

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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