What is the Electoral College?

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

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

• 50

• 538

• 435

• 100

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

How many electoral votes does California have?

• 60

• 55

• 45

• 50

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

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

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

• 200

• 250

• 300

• 270

What is the purpose of swing states in the electoral college?

• To provide electoral votes for a Democratic candidate

• To provide electoral votes for a Republican candidate

• To have a long history of voting for a particular party

• To teeter between parties

What are states like Rhode Island, Vermont, and New Hampshire considered to be in the electoral college?

• Small states

• Safe states

• Swing states

• Large states

Which states have been swing states in the past four election cycles?

• Texas and Florida

• Ohio and Florida

• Michigan and Massachusetts

• California and New York