WorksheetsElectoral College Review (CE. 5f)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who are the final group of people to choose the President and Vice President?
Members of Congress
Citizen voters
Electoral College
Former Presidents
Political parties
If we know that Florida has 29 Electoral College votes, how many representatives do they have?
2
27
28
31
If we know that New York has 29 Electoral College votes, how many House of Representatives do they have?
27
25
30
21
How many total Electoral College votes are there?
270
269
538
435
If there are 538 Electoral College votes, how many Electoral College votes does it take to win the Presidency?
538
270
winner-take-all
269
Has a third party ever won the Presidency?
yes
no
What do we call the system where a state gives all their Electoral College votes to the candidate that receives the most popular votes within that state?
most-goes system
winner-take-all system
third-party system
presidential system
The number of electoral votes a state has is based on...
their popularity
# in the House of Reps and # in the Senate
# in the House of Reps only
# in the Senate only
The number of representatives a state has in the House of Representatives is based on a state's...
population
political party
average income
governor
In the Electoral College process--
electors meet to vote for President and Vice President
political parties cast the votes for President and Vice President
the largest states determine who will be the President and Vice President.
the popular vote determines who will be the President and Vice President.
True/False: The candidate that wins the majority of the popular vote in a state wins all of the electoral votes for that state.
true
false
True/False: A candidate has to win both the popular vote and the electoral vote to become president.
true
false
True/False: A candidate for president should ignore smaller states during a close Presidential election.
true
false
True/False: You should spend time studying at home tonight for your quiz tomorrow.
True
False
