Understanding the Electoral College

Who casts the formal votes that choose the President and the Vice President?

• The general public

• The electoral college

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

Electors are chosen by the results of the State popular vote on ______.

• election day

• the President's decision

• Congress's vote

• the Supreme Court's ruling

The electoral college is a group of people chosen to select the President and Vice President based on the ______.

• State popular vote

• President's choice

• Congress's decision

• Supreme Court's ruling

A state receives at least three electors because it has two Senators and at least one ________.

• Governor

• House Representative

• Mayor

• Judge

The number of electors for a state is the sum of its Senators and its ________.

• A) Governors

• B) House Representatives

• C) Mayors

• D) Judges

What was the controversy during the Election of 1800?

• A landslide victory

• A tie between candidates

• A lack of candidates

• A unanimous decision

Why are battleground states important in elections?

• They are always won by the same party

• They are up for grabs and generally decide the election

• They have the least number of electoral votes

• They are ignored by candidates.

What is the "winner-takes-all" system used by most states in the Electoral College?

• A system where the candidate with the most votes in the state takes all of the state's electoral votes.

• A system where electoral votes are divided proportionally based on the popular vote.

• A system where only the winning party's votes are counted.

• A system where the electoral votes are split evenly between the two leading candidates.

How many electoral votes are needed to win the U.S. Presidency?

• 538

• 270

• 100

• 435

The electoral college has ________ members.

• 538

• 433

• 360

• 270