WorksheetsElectoral College Facts
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year was the Electoral College created?
a)
1776
b)
1780
c)
2000
d)
1787
e)
1787
2.
Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.
a)
270
b)
538
c)
3
d)
269
3.
What is the number needed to be elected President?
a)
260
b)
270
c)
269
d)
538
4.
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.
5.
The U.S. state worth the most amount of Electoral votes.
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Ohio
6.
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
7.
The color used to represent the Democratic candidate.
a)
red
b)
purple
c)
pink
d)
blue
8.
The color used to represent the Republican candidate.
a)
blue
b)
purple
c)
red
d)
green
9.
States that are very closely divided in their support of both parties.
a)
Union States
b)
Civil States
c)
Border States
d)
Battleground States
10.
The Democratic Party nominated____________________ to run for President.
a)
Bob Saget
b)
M.C. Hammer
c)
Hilary Clinton
d)
Donald Trump
11.
The Republican Party nominated____________________ to run for President.
a)
J.R. Smith
b)
Rebel Wilson
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Hilary Clinton
12.
The bigger the ___________________ of a state the more electoral votes a state receives.
a)
trees
b)
land
c)
population
d)
ceiling fans
100 %
