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WorksheetsElectoral College
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the number needed to be elected President?
a)
260
b)
270
c)
269
d)
538
2.
What is the purpose of the Electoral College?
a)
Elect school board members.
b)
Provide opportunities for kids to attend school.
c)
Elect the President of the United States.
d)
Select a baseball team to play in the College World Series.
3.
The least amount of electoral votes that a state may be worth.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
1,000,000
4.
The U.S. state worth the most amount of Electoral votes.
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Ohio
5.
If a tie occurs in the Electoral College, this part of Congress elects the President.
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Pentagon
d)
Ohio
6.
The color used to represent the Democratic candidate.
a)
red
b)
purple
c)
pink
d)
blue
7.
The color used to represent the Republican candidate.
a)
blue
b)
purple
c)
red
d)
green
8.
States that are very closely divided in their support of both parties.
a)
Union States
b)
Civil States
c)
Border States
d)
Battleground States
9.
Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.
a)
270
b)
538
c)
3
d)
269
10.
Which amendment describes the role of the Electoral College?
a)
23th
b)
14th
c)
12th
d)
22th
11.
In the presidential election you vote for
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Electors
d)
Senators
12.
538 electors equal
a)
Senators + House Members
b)
House members
c)
Senators
d)
Number of people running for president
13.
If a candidate wins the popular vote
a)
He/She will win the election
b)
He/She may not have the most EC votes
c)
He/She will have the most EC votes
d)
Will lose the election
14.
What are swing states?
a)
States that switch sides each election
b)
States that always vote a certain way
c)
States that like the playground
d)
States that are not important in elections
15.
Candidate compete for their party's nomination during the ____________________ election
a)
General
b)
Presidential
c)
Primary
d)
Nomination
16.
Who actually casts the official votes for the president?
a)
President
b)
Congressmen
c)
people
d)
electors
17.
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.
18.
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
19.
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
20.
When does the general election take place?
a)
January
b)
August
c)
December
d)
November
21.
During the primary elections, the Democrats run against the Democrats and the Republicans run against the Republicans.
a)
True
b)
False
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