Electoral College

What political official is elected through the Electoral College?

• The Speaker of the House

• The Majority Leader of the Senate

• The Secretary of State

• The President

Who places the actual vote for president?

• Members of Congress

• The general population

• The governor of each state

• Electors

Not all electors have to vote for the person they say they represent.

• True

• False

Who picks the electors from each state?

• The governor

• It is different in each state

• The people vote for a specific elector

• It is random

Which two states split up the electors between candidates?

• Georgia and Alabama

• New York and Vermont

• Washington and California

• Maine and Nebraska

How many electors does each state get?

• Two

• One for each member of Congress

• Twelve

• It is based on the geographical size of the state

What is the typical way that states divide their electors between candidates?

• The winner gets all the electoral votes

• They are split between the candidates based on the number of votes they got

• Each candidate get the same number of electors

• Each candidate gets to pick how many electors they want

There has never been an occasion where the winner did not get the most popular votes.

• True

• False

How many electoral votes are there?

• 50

• 100

• 538

• 535

How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidential election?

• 26

• 51

• 112

• 270