Electoral College Quiz Review

How does the Winner-Take-All system affect campaigning?

• Candidates target small states

• Candidates target eastern states

• Candidates target large state

• Candidates target western states

The Electoral College is used to elect the...

• President and Vice President

• United States Senators

• Governors

• United States Representatives

Why must candidates pay attention to small states?

• Candidates don't want to be biased

• In a close race, the electoral votes of small states matter

• Small states have the most electoral votes

• In a close race, it's nice to pay attention to small states

A Senator is beginning their campaign for president. While making their plans, they decide to spend more time in California, Texas, and New York. Why?

• Those states have the most Electoral Votes

• They lived in those states

• They won those states in the Primaries

• They are the easiest to travel to

The Electoral College process favors what type of party system?

• No party

• One party

• Multi-party

• Two party

What is the total number of elector votes necessary to win the presidency?

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In a Winner-Take-All system, the candidate who wins receives...

• 90% of the state's electoral votes

• Half of the state's electoral votes

• All of the state's electoral votes

• 2/3rds of the state's electoral votes

Why do candidates spend time in swing states?

• Swing states tend to change the way they vote each election

• Swing states have large numbers in the Electoral College

• Swing states always vote the same

• Swing states have small numbers in the Electoral College

An argument in favor of KEEPING the Electoral College would be...

• In a democracy the people rule, so each citizen's vote should be for the candidate, not an elector

• The Electoral College made sense when it was first created, but no longer works in modern day politics

• The Electoral College helps balance power fairly between large and small states

• For the Electoral College to succeed, more funds are needed

The number of senators and representatives a state has is equal to that state's...

• Electoral votes

• Popular votes

• Population

• Size