Electoral College

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.

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

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

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 1,000,000

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

• Florida
• Texas
• California
• Ohio

If a tie occurs in the Electoral College, this part of Congress elects the President.

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Pentagon
• Ohio

The color used to represent the Democratic candidate.

• red
• purple
• pink
• blue

The color used to represent the Republican candidate.

• blue
• purple
• red
• green

States that are very closely divided in their support of both parties.

• Union States
• Civil States
• Border States
• Battleground States

The bigger the ___________________ of a state the more electoral votes a state receives.

• trees
• land
• population
• ceiling fans