22-23 Electoral College Quiz

Except in Maine and Nebraska, the electoral college system operates in each state on the principle of

• distributing electoral votes based on the winner in each congressional district
• proportional representation
• a combination of proportional representation and winner-take-all
• winner-take-all based on the state’s popular vote

What happens if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral college?

• It goes to the popular vote
• The electoral college votes agsin
• No one wins
• The House of Representatives votes

Does a Presidential candidate need to win both the popular vote and the electoral college vote?

• Yes
• No

The Electoral votes for each state are determined by what?

• States' total number of members of Congress

• States' total number of members of Senate only

• States' total number of members of House of Reps only

• State population

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 U.S. state worth the most amount of Electoral votes. 

• Florida
• Texas
• California
• Ohio

What is the slate of electors?

• people who are chosen by popular vote in each state to serve in the electoral college

• a survey

• a chalkboard where the number of votes are counted

• a ballot with all the names of the candidates running for office

The number of votes a state has in the electoral college is based on...

• which party won the popular vote

• the state's Congressional representation

• how many people voted.

• the age of its eldest elector minus the age of its youngest elector

Which word in the statement above describes this process the BEST?

• primary election

• party platform

• general election

• winner-take-all