Electoral College

How many total electoral votes are there?

• 435
• 100
• 535
• 538

The president is elected by a...

• Popular vote of Congress
• Majority vote in the Senate of the United States
• Majority vote in the Electoral College
• Presidential primary in the states

Why does California have more electors in the Electoral College process than Wyoming?

• California has more retired people than Wyoming
• The national party determined that California is a more important state
• California has a lower population than Wyoming
• California has more Congressional Representation than Wyoming

The winner-take-all system in the Electoral College leads to

• Candidates targeting densely populated states for campaigning
• An equal number of electors from each state
• Candidates targeting less populated states for campaigning
• Greed

To become President, the candidate must receive the majority of the Electoral College votes which equals:

• 538
• 270
• 275
• 570

What does it mean when a state is a swing state?

• A state's majority most of the time goes for one party only
• When a state has a lot of swing sets
• When a state is in the middle of the country
• When a state's majority sometime goes to one party then goes to the another party in a different election

What does it mean when a state is a safe state?

• A state's majority most of the time goes for one party only
• When a state has a lot of swing sets
• When a state is in the middle of the country
• When a state's majority sometime goes to one party then goes to the another party in a diffenrent election

Even though Washington, D.C. is not a state, it has three electoral votes.

• True
• False

The minimum number of electoral votes for each state is

• 2
• 4
• 3

You can win the popular vote for President but still lose the election.

• True
• False