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WorksheetsElectoral College Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
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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.
Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.
a)
270
b)
538
c)
3
d)
269
6.
The bigger the ___________________ of a state the more electoral votes a state receives.
a)
trees
b)
land
c)
population
d)
ceiling fans
7.
Who actually casts the official votes for the president?
a)
President
b)
Congressmen
c)
people
d)
slate of electors
8.
What is the number needed to be elected President?
a)
260
b)
270
c)
269
d)
538
9.
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.
10.
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
11.
Idaho has 1 representative in Congress. How many electoral votes does Idaho have?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
12.
Due to the nature of the system, candidates tend to target:
a)
states with a coastline
b)
less populated states
c)
states with small electoral votes
d)
more densely populated states
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