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Election Process Test Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many total electors are there in the electoral college?

a)

2

b)

11

c)

538

d)

270

2.

How many electors does MA have?

a)

2

b)

9

c)

11

d)

15

3.

What do the numbers on this map mean?

a)

the population of the state

b)

the number of electors in the state

c)

the number of senators in the state

d)

the number of government jobs in the state

4.

True/False: You can only determine how many electors each state has by looking at an electoral map.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

On an electoral map, the Democratic Party is shown as the color...

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

purple

d)

green

6.

On an electoral map, the Republican Party is shown as the color...

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

purple

7.

On an electoral map, the undecided states are shown as the color...

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

purple/tan

d)

green/yellow

8.

How many electoral votes does a candidate need in order to win the presidency?

a)

100

b)

270

c)

538

d)

672

9.

Winner-take-all

a)

the state that receives the most popular votes wins all the state's electoral votes

b)

a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning

c)

Each state has as many electors as it has senators and representatives in Congress.

d)

the nationwide presidential election, in which just one candidate from each party competes

10.

Which two states do not use winner-take-all?

a)

Maine and Alaska

b)

Nebraska and Montana

c)

Nevada and Missouri

d)

Nebraska and Maine

11.

What happens on Inauguration Day?

a)

there is a celebration to celebrate America's independence

b)

the votes are finally counted

c)

the president elect is sworn into office

d)

Senators are elected

12.

At the end of the election, Obama won with a vote of 365-173. Is this an example of the popular vote, or an electoral vote?

a)

popular

b)

electoral

13.

Without looking at a map, which state would you assume has more electoral votes: Delaware, or California?

a)

Delaware

b)

California

14.

In the 1996 election, President Clinton won 45,590,703 votes and ended up winning the presidency. Is that number electoral votes or popular votes?

a)

popular

b)

electoral

15.

Wyoming is the least populous state in all of the United States. How many electors do you think it has?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

California has 53 Representatives in the HoR. How many electors does it have?

a)

53

b)

55

c)

57

d)

60

17.

If you look on an electoral map, the more you see of one color indicates the winner of the election

a)

True

b)

False

18.

You can vote in a presidential election by voting in person or voting by mail.

a)

True

b)

False