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What is the Electoral College?

Authored by Ross Bowdridge

Social Studies

8th Grade

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What is the Electoral College?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Electoral College?

A group of people appointed by each state

A group of people appointed by the President

A group of people appointed by the Congress

A group of people appointed by the Supreme Court

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many electors are there in each presidential election since 1964?

50

538

435

100

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are the number of electors determined for each state?

Based on the state's land area

Based on the state's number of representatives in Congress

Based on the state's population size

Based on the state's GDP

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many electoral votes does California have?

60

55

45

50

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens if a candidate wins in a state?

They get a quarter of the state's electoral votes

They get none of the state's electoral votes

They get half of the state's electoral votes

They get all of the state's electoral votes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many electoral votes can a candidate gain from North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and West Virginia combined?

31

50

40

20

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the magic number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency?

200

250

300

270

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