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Electoral College
Test Description: How we elect the President of the United States.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The system we use to elect the President is known as what?
A
Presidential Election Campaign
B
Electoral College
C
Popular Vote
D
Voter Registration Zone
2) Who chooses the slate of electors from each state?
A
The Governor
B
The People
C
Congress
D
Political Parties
3) The number of electors from each state is based on that states what?
A
Date it entered the Union
B
Congressional Representation
C
Land Area
D
Number of laws passed
4) What is the total number of electors needed to win an election?
A
180
B
535
C
270
D
50
5) How is the slate of electors chosen in each state?
A
Popular Vote (vote of the people)
B
Electoral Presidents
C
That States Legislative Branch
D
Drawing straws
6) When a candidate wins the popular vote in a state he gets all of that states electoral votes because of the _________________.
A
Winner take all system
B
Majority rule system
C
Losers out system
D
No tie possible system
7) The Electoral college favors a _______ party system.
A
3
B
2
C
1
D
0
8) Because of the winner take all system, candidates focus much of their attention on which type of states?
A
Older
B
Larger populated
C
Most Northern
D
Smaller Populated
9) What is the least number of electoral votes a state can have?
A
5
B
2
C
3
D
1
10) Even though the chosen slate of electors doesn't cast the official vote until December, how can we know the winner of the election the night of?
A
A little birdy tells us
B
Losers out system
C
Lucky guess
D
Winner take all system
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