The Electoral College Quiz

Which of the following is true about the origins of the Electoral College?

• The Electoral College was established to prevent foreign interference in the election process.

• The Electoral College was established to give more power to large states in the election process.

• The Electoral College was established to ensure that the ultimate power to elect the President was kept out of the hands of the general public

• The Electoral College was established to ensure that only wealthy landowners could vote for the President.

What is the purpose of the Electoral College?

• To determine the President and Vice President of the United States.

• To vote for Supreme Court Justices

• To determine state governors

• To select members of Congress

Which statement best describes the Electoral College?

• The Electoral College is a system where each state has an equal number of votes in the presidential election.

• The Electoral College is a body of electors established by the United States Constitution.

• The Electoral College is a group of politicians who decide the outcome of the presidential election.

• The Electoral College is a process where the president is directly elected by the people.

What is the main difference between the Electoral College and the popular vote?

• The Electoral College is a group of electors who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States, while the popular vote is the total number of votes cast by individual citizens.

• The Electoral College is a group of electors who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States, while the popular vote is the total number of votes cast by the Supreme Court.

• The Electoral College is a group of electors who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States, while the popular vote is the total number of votes cast by political parties.

• The Electoral College is a group of electors who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States, while the popular vote is the total number of votes cast by elected officials.

How many electors are there in the Electoral College?

• 538

• 447

• 50

• 100

How are Electoral Votes allocated?

• The candidate who receives the most Electoral Votes in a state retains them all.

• The House of Representatives determines which candidates receive Electoral Votes.

• The candidate who receives the most popular votes in a state receives all of that state's Electoral Votes.

• The candidate who wins the overall popular vote across the U.S. receives the most Electoral Votes.

What happens if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes?

• The election is decided by the Senate.

• The election is decided by the Supreme Court.

• The election is declared invalid and a new election is held.

• The election is decided by the House of Representatives.

How do Maine and Nebraska allocate their Electoral Votes?

• They award 2 Votes to the popular vote winner in the state, then one Electoral Vote for each Congressional District they win.

• They give all Electoral Votes to the popular vote winner.

• They give a percentage of the Electoral Votes to each of the top 2 candidates based on their percentage of the popular vote.

• They award Electoral Votes based on the Ranked Choices of the voters.

What is the minimum number of electoral votes a state can have?

• 1

• 5

• 10

• 3

Which of the following is true about the winner-take-all system in the Electoral College?

• The candidate who wins the popular vote across the U.S. wins the Presidency

• The candidate who wins a plurality of the Electoral Votes wins the Presidency

• Candidates are awarded one Electoral Vote for each of the Congressional Districts they win.

• It forces candidates to focus more on attention on "swing" or "Battleground" states.