Elections Quiz

How many electoral college votes does a presidential candidate need to win the election?

• 270

• 300

• 435

• 100

Mid-term elections are elections in which

• Governors of all states are chosen

• The president is chosen but no state officers are elected

• Some members of Congress are elected but not the president

• Voters decide only local issues

A bias is a

• preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment

• method of nominating a candidate for an election

• term for Public Opinion

• skewed (slanted one way or another) point of view present in all of us

What is the type of election that determines the nominee of a given party?

• Primary Election

• General Election

• Referendum

• Initiative

A group of persons selected by the voters in each state, that officially elects the president and vice president.

• Electoral College

• Senate

• Direct Primary

• House of Representatives

How many electors does each state have in the electoral college?

• None of the above

• Each state has an equal number

• States with larger populations have fewer electors than smaller states

• Each state gets the same number of electoral votes as it has members of Congress

How many total votes are there in the electoral college?

• 435

• 535

  
  

• 270

• 538

What happened during the election of 2000 that made many voters question the electoral college?

• The popular votes and the electoral college votes were the same

• Al Gore won the popular vote but Bush won the most electoral college votes

• Bush won the popular vote but Gore won the electoral college vote

• People only voted for Bush

A ___________________ is a plan to win an election

• Term

• Primary

• Campaign

• run-off

What age must you reach to be able to register to vote?

• 18

• 25

• 21

• 30