WorksheetsElectoral College Review
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Electoral College?
a)
A college for learning how to vote.
b)
The name for the people who actually choose our President.
c)
A college where all the electors go to learn about voting for the President.
d)
Where presidential candidates go to school before running for President.
2.
How many people are in the Electoral College?
a)
535
b)
270
c)
435
d)
538
3.
How many minimum total electoral votes are required to become POTUS?
a)
270
b)
100
c)
300
d)
435
4.
Who decides who will be president if that number is not achieved?
a)
The voters
b)
Congress
c)
The Senate
d)
The House of Representatives
5.
How many electoral votes does Ohio have? (as of new census 2020)
a)
20
b)
17
c)
18
d)
22
6.
When we vote for the POTUS, who are we actually voting for?
a)
the president
b)
the electors in the Electoral College that represent each candidate's party
c)
the vice president
d)
all of the above
7.
Why do we have the Electoral College?
a)
It's what the Federalists wanted.
b)
It's what the Anti-Federalists wanted.
c)
It was a compromise as some of the framers didn't trust the people to make the "right decision."
d)
Congress created it.
8.
Why is Ohio such an important state for presidential candidates?
a)
It's a safe state.
b)
It has the most electoral votes.
c)
It has always voted for the same political party.
d)
It's a swing state and has a lot of electoral votes.
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