Electoral College Vocabulary Quiz

What did the 12th Amendment change about the election process for the President and Vice President?

• It allowed the President to serve more than two terms.

• It required separate votes for President and Vice President.

• It abolished the Electoral College.

• It introduced the popular vote system.

What does it mean to allocate resources?

• To save resources for future use.

• To distribute or assign resources to specific people or purposes.

• To waste resources without any plan.

• To collect resources from various sources.

Who are delegates in the context of political conventions?

• People who vote in the general election.

• People chosen to represent their party at a convention to help pick candidates for office.

• Members of the Electoral College.

• Candidates running for office.

What is the role of an elector in the Electoral College?

• To campaign for presidential candidates.

• To vote for the President and Vice President.

• To count the popular votes.

• To write new amendments to the Constitution.

What is the Electoral College?

• A college where future politicians are trained.

• A group of representatives from each state that officially elects the President and Vice President.

• A committee that organizes presidential debates.

• A group of citizens who vote in the general election.

Who is a faithless elector?

• An elector who does not vote at all.

• An elector who votes for a different candidate than the one they are supposed to support.

• An elector who votes twice in the election.

• An elector who campaigns for multiple candidates.

What is the popular vote?

• The vote cast by the Electoral College.

• The total number of votes cast by citizens in an election.

• The vote that determines the Vice President.

• The vote that is cast by delegates at a convention.

What happens during a presidential election?

• People vote to choose the President.

• The President is sworn into office.

• The President delivers the State of the Union address.

• The President appoints new Supreme Court justices.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the Electoral College?

• To officially elect the President and Vice President.

• To organize presidential debates.

• To represent each state in the presidential election.

• To cast votes for the President and Vice President.

In the context of elections, what does it mean to be a delegate?

• To be a candidate running for office.

• To be a person chosen to represent their party at a convention.

• To be a member of the Electoral College.

• To be a voter in the general election.