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Electoral College Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many Electoral College votes are needed in order to win the Presidency?

a)

100

b)

270

c)

435

d)

538

2.

How does the national government determine how many Electoral College votes each state gets?

a)

number of senators it has

b)

number of representatives it has

c)

by population

d)

number of representatives and senators it has

3.

How many Electoral College votes are needed in order to win the Presidency?

a)

100

b)

270

c)

435

d)

538

4.

How does the national government determine how many Electoral College votes each state gets?

a)

number of senators it has

b)

number of representatives it has

c)

by population

d)

number of representatives and senators it has

5.

What is the purpose of the Electoral College?

a)

Elect school board members.

b)

Provide opportunities for kids to attend college.

c)

Elect the President of the United States.

d)

Elects representatives to Congress.

6.

What is the total number of electoral votes in the Electoral College.

a)

270

b)

538

c)

100

d)

435

7.

In the presidential primary election you are actually voting for the _____________.

a)

President

b)

Vice President

c)

Electors

d)

Senators

8.

Even though Washington, D.C. is not a state, it has three electoral votes.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

If a tie occurs in the Electoral College, this part of Congress elects the President.

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

President

d)

Supreme Court

10.

How are a state's electoral votes determined?

a)

Multiply the number of Senators and House of Representatives.

b)

The number of Senators a state has.

c)

The number of Senators and Representatives a state has.

d)

Only the number of Representatives a state has.

11.

"Winner take all" means that all of a state's electoral votes go to the candidate who had the majority of votes in that state.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What month do the people vote for President of the United States?

a)

January

b)

December

c)

November

d)

March

13.

What state has the most Electoral votes?

a)

Texas

b)

New York

c)

California

d)

New York

14.

Why does California have more electoral votes than Texas?

a)

California has a higher population than Texas

b)

California had more influence in the Senate than Texas

c)

California has a lower population than Texas

d)

California's land area is more than Texas

15.

The President and Vice President are elected through the process of the electoral college. Which amendment is this?

a)

12th

b)

10th

c)

14th

d)

16th

16.

Which amendment gives Washington D.C. three electoral votes?

a)

15th

b)

23rd

c)

17th

d)

27th

17.

In order to vote in U.S. elections, you must be 18 years old, a resident of the state you’re voting in, a citizen of the U.S., and __________?

a)

A citizen in good standing

b)

Current on your taxes

c)

Registered to vote

d)

A registered member of a political party

18.

Who were the 2 major party candidates in the 2016 presidential election?

a)

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

b)

Al Gore and George W. Bush

c)

Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump

d)

Al Gore and Joe Biden

19.

Massachusetts has ___ electoral votes.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

9

d)

11

20.
Who actually casts the official votes for the president?
a)
President
b)
Congressmen
c)
people
d)
electors
21.

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

a)

true

b)

false