Elections Quiz for Extra Credit :)

How many Electoral College votes does each state get? 

• 55

• Representatives PLUS Senators = votes

• 2 (senators)

• 3

How many EC votes are there total in the U.S.?  

• 100

• 435

• 538

• 535

How many Electoral College votes must a candidate receive to win the election? 

• 100

• 270

• 200

• 435

Explain the Winner-Takes-All system

• In most states, the candidate with the most votes in a state gets all of the Electoral College votes

• 270 votes are needed to win

• The top two candidates get the presidency and the vice presidency

• The winner is the one with the popular vote

Who won the Election of 1800?

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Aaron Burr

Why is the Election of 1800 important (I forgot to cover this in class)

• The first election with political parties

• It's not

• Because George Washington was there

• Alexander Hamilton sang

In case of a tie, who nominates the president

• The constituents

• The Vice President

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

What is a caucus

• The first elections

• Direct elections

• Local debates before election

• Iowa

Conventions are ran by _____

• The government

• The president

• The state

• The political parties

Why do we have the electoral college?

• The founding fathers didn't trust constituents

• Because we are unique

• Because it's important to have equality

• The founding fathers wanted power