Educate American voters about the election process
Raise campaign funds for Presidential candidates
Elect the U.S. President & Vice-President
Establish rules regarding who can vote
How many electoral votes are there in total?
100
50
535
538
270
How many electors does each state get?
Two
One for each member of Congress
It is based on the amount of taxes paid by the state
It is based on the geographical size of the state
12
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidential election?
250
320
270
If no one wins the Electoral College, who chooses the next president?
The current President
The U.S. Senate
The U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. House of Representatives
In all but two states the winner of the popular vote statewide gets all the electoral college votes. Which two states do not have that winner-takes-all system?
Maine & Nebraska
Delaware & Wyoming
Pennsylvania & Maine
Which political official is elected through the Electoral College?
Secretary of State
Senators
President
Speaker of the House
Who places the actual vote for president?
Members of Congress
Electors in the Electoral College
The general population
Governor of each State
What is the typical way that states divide their electors between candidates?
Candidate with the most popular votes gets all the electoral votes
Electoral votes are split based on the number of popular votes each candidate receives
Each candidate gets the same number of electors
Each candidate gets to pick how many electors they want
Has there ever been any occasion when a candidate won the Presidency even though he didn't get a majority of the popular votes nationwide?
Yes
No
In politics, a "safe state" is
A battleground state
A state that could reasonably be won by either the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate
A state that almost always votes for a particular political party overall
A state where the crime rate is low
Which of these presidents lost the popular vote but won the Electoral College?
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Abraham Lincoln
RonaldReagan
What is the fewest number of states that could elect a president?
30
18
23
12
A state’s electoral votes are determined by the number of representatives and senators it has in Congress.
True
False
The size of a state’s congressional delegation in the House of Representatives is determined by its …
The year the state entered the Union
Number of registered voters in the state
Size of the state
Population
A decision by the state's Governor
Which state has the most electoral votes?
Wyoming
Texas
Florida
California
Presidential candidates most of their time and money campaigning in
Safe states
Swing states
Does the U.S. Census taken every ten years have any affect on the Electoral College?
Yes
No
How many electoral votes does the State of Ohio currently have?
15
20
17
28
Which document mandates the Electoral College process?
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Gettysburg Address
Articles of Incorporation
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