Electoral College

Who determines the presidency if no presidential candidate receives an absolute majority?

• Supreme Court

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• The sitting president

If the House of Representatives needs to determine who the next president will be, each state may cast ____ vote(s) and an absolute majority is needed to win.

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

The president of the Senate counts the vote on what date? (Unless it falls on a Sunday)

• January 6

• December 16

• November 5

• January 20

Inauguration day is...

• December 16

• January 6

• January 20

• November 5

With 538 electors, a candidate must receive at least ______votes to be elected to the office of president or vice president.

• 538

• 270

• 200

• 170

Legally, the electors may vote for someone other than the candidate for whom they were pledged to vote. This phenomenon is known as the _________ elector.

• faithless

• faithful

• fake

• phony

The candidate who wins in a state is awarded all of that state's ___________ votes.

• judicial

• unpopular

• popular

• electoral

The two states that are exceptions to the winner takes all rule are...

• North Caroline and Montana

• Nebraska and Maine

• Nevada and Massachusetts

• New Mexico and Maine

Use the calendar to determine when the electors will count ballots this year. It's the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December. :)

• 12/11/24

• 12/18/24

• 12/16/24

• 12/9/24

In a general presidential election, voters select ___________.

• electors

• judges

• senators

• teachers