Civics Quiz #2

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

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.

What are the three requirements in the Constitution to be President?

• Must be 35, a US Citizen, and a resident for 14 years
• Must be 35, a natural born citizen, and a resident of 14 years
• Must be 35 and no older than 75, a US citizen, and a resident
• Must be 30, a natural born citizen, and a resident for 9 years