Unit 11 - The Electoral College and Economic Systems

Why did the Founders create the Electoral College?

• They trusted the people to vote directly for the president.

• To keep the number of candidates running for president to a minimum

• They wanted the larger states to dominate the election process.

• To compromise between Congress choosing and the people choosing because they didn't trust either of them.

What did the 12th Amendment do to alter the Electoral College?

• It required the electors to vote for the president and vice president separately.

• It gave each state more electoral votes.

• It gave more electoral votes to the smaller states.

• It completely got rid of the Electoral College.

How is it determined how many electors are given to each state?

• It is based solely on the state's population.

• By adding together the number of Representatives and Senators from that state.

• By adding together the number of Representatives and Senators from a neighboring state.

• The number of electors are randomly assigned to each state by a lottery.

What happens if no candidate wins more than the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency?

• The Senate gets to choose the president.

• The House of Representatives gets to choose the president.

• A runoff election is held between the top two candidates.

• The candidate that won the popular vote becomes president.

What is the difference between the popular vote and the electoral vote?

• The popular vote elects the President while the electoral vote is made up of electors from each of the states who elect the Vice President.

• The popular vote is the number of votes the Vice President gets in the election while the electoral vote is the number of votes the President gets.

• The popular vote is the total vote of the people and decides who wins the Presidency and Vice Presidency while the electoral vote is used to elect members of Congress.

• The popular vote is the number of votes a candidate receives from the voters while the electoral vote is the votes cast by state electors chosen by the political party of their home state and is what elects the
  President and Vice President.

Which economic system is based on the idea that private ownership of resources and business is best with minimal government oversite?

• Communism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Federalism

How does capitalism in the United States help raise the standard of living for its citizens?

• By encouraging innovation and
  entrepreneurship, leading to economic
  growth

• By providing free healthcare and
  education for all citizens

• By equally distributing wealth among all
  citizens

• By mandating the same wage for all
  workers

What is a major advantage of capitalism and free market systems over government- controlled economic systems in regard to economic freedom?

• Wealth is distributed equally among all its citizens

• The economy is carefully planned and controlled by the government ensuring equality to all

• Guaranteed wages and job stability for
  everyone

• Individual choice in determining careers
  and financial decisions

Which economic system has governments playing a significant role in determining what is produced and how resources are allocated while still allowing its citizens the aspect of private ownership?

• Communism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Federalism

What is a potential drawback of government-controlled economic systems, such as socialism or communism, when compared to capitalism and the free market?

• Guaranteed job stability

• Greater wealth equality

• Access to free healthcare for all citizens

• Less incentive for innovation and entrepreneurship