Electoral College Quiz

The ____________________ is the total number of votes for the country. This vote doesn’t count.

• Popular vote

• Electoral vote

• Majority vote

• Minority vote

Which vote ultimately decides the outcome of a U.S. presidential election?

• Electoral vote

• Popular vote

• Senate vote

• House vote

The number of electoral votes each state has depends on its ____________________. New York has more electoral votes than Hawaii.

• Population

• Geographical Size

• Number of Counties

• Statehood Age

____________________ won the electoral vote.

• Donald Trump

• Hillary Clinton

• Joe Biden

• Bernie Sanders

The electoral college system is a ____________________ system. This means the candidate either wins all of the electoral votes or gets none. The candidates don’t split the electoral votes.

• Winner takes all

• Proportional representation

• Mixed-member proportional

• Single transferable vote

A candidate needs ____________________ electoral votes to become president.

• 270

• 250

• 300

• 280

The electoral college system is an ____________________ system of electing the president. This means people don’t directly vote for the president. They vote for electors and the electors vote for president.

• Indirect

• Direct

• Proportional

• Majority

Some states usually vote for the Republican candidate. Other states usually vote for the Democrat candidate. Other states are ____________________ states. Sometimes they vote for the Republican and sometimes they vote for the Democrat. An example is Ohio. Candidates spend a lot of time campaigning in these states.

• Swing

• Static

• Fixed

• Permanent

The president is in the ____________________ branch.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Financial

The electoral college has ________ members.

• 538

• 433

• 360

• 270