Campaigns-Electoral College

The number of electors for each state is based on:

• how much land is in the state.

• how old the state is.

• the state's congressional representation.

• the number of Presidents that came from the state.

The smallest number of electors any state can have is:

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 8

Each state has _______ senators and at least ________ representative in the House.

• one/two

• two/one

• two/two

• two/three

The actual amount of votes the candidates receive from people voting is called:

• the popular vote.

• the electoral vote.

• the final vote.

• the primary vote.

There are a total of how many electoral votes in the United States?

• 50

• 225

• 538

• 612

The number of electoral votes a candidate needs to receive to become President is:

• 50

• 100

• 250

• 270

The Electoral College system favors:

• Third Parties.

• Independent candidates.

• younger candidates.

• the two-party system.

The winner-take-all system of the Electoral College leads candidate to target:

• states with smaller populations.

• states with higher populations.

• states in the east.

• sates in the south.

___________ states are states that are very close in a Presidential election and receive greater attention from the candidates.

• Blue

• Red

• Swing

• Primary

If no candidate gets a majority of the Electoral votes, who decides who will become President?

• The Senate

• A coin toss

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court