Civics Elections and President

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

• trees

• land

• population

• ceiling fans

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

• True

• False

What month do the people vote for President of the United States?

• January

• December

• November

• March

The Census is conducted every 10 years to count the total population in the nation. How can the population affect the Electoral College?

• Change the number of electoral votes a state gets

• It can't affect it the Electoral College

• It can determine the number of Senators each state gets.

What are the members of the Electoral College called?

• Voters

• Representatives

• Senators

• Electors

For which candidate will each member of the Electoral College "normally" vote?

• Whichever presidential candidate they wish to vote for.

• The presidential candidate that got the majority of votes from their state.

• The presidential candidate who did not get the majority of votes from their state.

• Whichever candidate the majority of the Senate voted for.

How can a presidential candidate win the election without winning the majority of all the individual votes in the United States?

• If the presidential candidate who won the majority of the votes resigns before his or her term begins.

• If he or she wins the majority of votes in the senate.

• If he or she wins the majority of the votes from the Electoral College.

• If he or she wins the majority of the votes in the House of Representatives.