Electoral College -- practice quiz

Who places the actual vote for president?

• members of Congress

• electors

• judges

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 gets the same number of electors

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

• 100

• 270

• 538

 What political official is elected through the Electoral College?

• Senators

• Speaker of the House

• President

How many electors does each state get?

• 2

• one for each member of Congress

• 50

Which two states split up the electors between candidates?

• Washington and California

• Texas and New Mexico

• Maine and Nebraska

Who picks the electors from each state?

• the governor

• judges

• it is different for in each state

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

• true

• false

Presidents have won elections without getting the most popular votes.

• true

• false

How many electoral votes are there?

• 100

• 270

• 538