ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Who do the Electoral College cast their votes for?

(a)  

What Article of the Constitution explains the Electoral College?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

Why was the Electoral College founded?

(a)  

How many Electoral College votes are in total?

• 538

• 528

• 548

• 270

How many senators are from EACH state?

• 5

• 4

• 2

• 1

How many years in between does it take for the census to raise or lower the state elector number?

• 10 years

• 8 years

• 6 years

• 4 years

How many electoral college votes are required to win?

(a)  

What states do not have a winner take all rule?

(a)  

What is the winner take all rule?

(a)  

Match the following

• 1888

• Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, but Donald Trump became President

• 2000

• •Al Gore won the popular vote, but George W. Bush became President

• 1876

• Grover Cleveland won the popular vote, but Benjamin Harrison became President

• 1824

• Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, but John Quincy Adams became President

• 2016

• •Samuel Tilden won the popular vote, but Rutherford B. Hayes became President