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Electoral College Review (CE. 5f)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are the final group of people to choose the President and Vice President?

a)

Members of Congress

b)

Citizen voters

c)

Electoral College

d)

Former Presidents

e)

Political parties

2.

If we know that Florida has 29 Electoral College votes, how many representatives do they have?

a)

2

b)

27

c)

28

d)

31

3.

If we know that New York has 29 Electoral College votes, how many House of Representatives do they have?

a)

27

b)

25

c)

30

d)

21

4.

How many total Electoral College votes are there?

a)

270

b)

269

c)

538

d)

435

5.

If there are 538 Electoral College votes, how many Electoral College votes does it take to win the Presidency?

a)

538

b)

270

c)

winner-take-all

d)

269

6.

Has a third party ever won the Presidency?

a)

yes

b)

no

7.

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?

a)

most-goes system

b)

winner-take-all system

c)

third-party system

d)

presidential system

8.

The number of electoral votes a state has is based on...

a)

their popularity

b)

# in the House of Reps and # in the Senate

c)

# in the House of Reps only

d)

# in the Senate only

9.

The number of representatives a state has in the House of Representatives is based on a state's...

a)

population

b)

political party

c)

average income

d)

governor

10.

In the Electoral College process--

a)

electors meet to vote for President and Vice President

b)

political parties cast the votes for President and Vice President

c)

the largest states determine who will be the President and Vice President.

d)

the popular vote determines who will be the President and Vice President.

11.

True/False: The candidate that wins the majority of the popular vote in a state wins all of the electoral votes for that state.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

True/False: A candidate has to win both the popular vote and the electoral vote to become president.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

True/False: A candidate for president should ignore smaller states during a close Presidential election.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

True/False: You should spend time studying at home tonight for your quiz tomorrow.

a)

True

b)

False