Electoral College Quiz

When you vote for the president, you are actually voting for a/an __________ to vote for you.

• Senator

• House of Representative

• Elector

• Congressman

A state's total number of electors is what?

• Congress + Supreme Court

• County Judges

• House of Representatives + Counties

• House of Representatives + Senators

There are how many total electoral college votes?

• 578

• 538

• 438

• 550

The 23rd amendment gave The District of Columbia the permission to vote, how many elector votes do they get?

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 3

_____ out of 50 states have a "______________" method in place when counting electoral votes.

• 49, winner take all

• 48, elector divided

• 47, winner take all

• 48, winner take all

A candidate has to have at least _____ electoral votes to win.

• 281

• 271

• 270

• 300

If no single candidate receives the amount of electoral votes needed to become the president, who then votes for the president?

• The Senate

• The States

• The Popular Vote

• The House of Representatives

2 states are different and can divide up their electoral votes. Which states are these?

• Maine and Nebraska

• Maine and Vermont

• Nebraska and The District of Columbia

• Maine and The District of Columbia

Texas has how many electoral votes currently?

• 38

• 34

• 36

• 55

Is it possible to get the majority of the popular vote and still not win the Presidency?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe