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WorksheetsCE 5f
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
How many electoral votes does Virginia have?
a)
27
b)
13
c)
32
d)
16
2.
The number of electors of each state is based on..
a)
Congressional Representation
b)
# of Senators
c)
# of the Representatives
d)
Population of the State
3.
The formula for the number of electors in each state is..
a)
Determined by a vote
b)
# of Representatives
c)
# of Senators
d)
# of Senators + # of Representatives
4.
Casting the official votes for the winning candidate in the presidential election is the primary function of..
a)
Electoral College
b)
Party Convention
c)
Senate
d)
House of Representatives
5.
The requirement for a majority vote in order to win in the electoral college favors..
a)
Third Parties
b)
One Party System
c)
Two Party System
d)
Three Party System
6.
Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.
a)
270
b)
538
c)
3
d)
269
7.
The bigger the ___________________ of a state the more electoral votes a state receives.
a)
trees
b)
land
c)
population
d)
ceiling fans
8.
Who actually casts the official votes for the president?
a)
President
b)
Congressmen
c)
people
d)
slate of electors
9.
What is the number needed to be elected President?
a)
260
b)
270
c)
269
d)
538
10.
Why must candidates pay attention to small states?
a)
In a close race, its nice to pay attention to small states.
b)
Candidates don't want to be biased.
c)
In a close race, the electoral votes of small states matter.
d)
Small states have the most electoral votes.
11.
How does the winner takes all system affect campaigning?
a)
candidates target small states
b)
candidates target large states
c)
candidates target eastern states
d)
candidates target western states
12.
The Electoral College is used to elect the-
a)
Governor and Lt. Governors
b)
United States Senators
c)
President and the Vice President
d)
United States Representatives
13.
What do you call the system where the presidential candidate who wins the majority of that states popular vote gets all of the states electoral votes?
a)
Winner takes all system
b)
Majority rule system
c)
Large state system
d)
Presidential system
14.
How is the number of representatives in the House of Representatives determined?
a)
equal representation
b)
population
c)
congressional representation
d)
each state gets 2
15.
If a state has 25 in the House of Representatives based on their population, how many Electoral Votes would that state have in a Presidential Election?
a)
27
b)
2
c)
23
d)
3
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