Electoral College Video Quiz

Like most democracies in the world, the President and Vice President of the United States are elected if they receive the most votes in the USA (aka the popular vote)

• True

• False

The Electoral College is a group of people appointed by each state. When Americans vote for president, what they’re actually voting for, is who their state will vote for.

• True

• False

The concept of the Electoral College is not in the Constitution

• True

• False

The Electoral College is not at all based on a State's population

• True

• False

How do we arrive at the number of possible electoral college votes?

• Based on the 435 house representatives

• Based on the 100 senators

• Based on the 3 electors from the District of Columbia

• All of the above

A simple majority of electoral votes will win a candidate the office of the Presidency?

• True

• False

A state with a greater population like Texas will have a lower number of electors than a state like Georgia

• True

• False

There has never been a case when someone won the popular vote but failed to win the election

• True

• False

One argument in favor of the electoral college system is that a candidate cannot ignore states with small populations

• True

• False

States that are teetering between parties are called _______. These states can determine who wins the election.

• Blue States

• Red States

• Safe states

• Swing states