Quiz  /  Electoral College

  • 1. 
    What political official is elected through the Electoral College?

  • President
  • Speaker of the House
  • Secretary of State
  • Senators

  • 2. 
    Who places the actual vote for president?

  • The general population
  • Members of Congress
  • Electors
  • The governor of each state

  • 3. 
    True or False: Not all electors have to vote for the person they say they represent.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 4. 
    Who picks the electors from each state?

  • The people vote for a specific elector
  • The governor
  • It is different in each state
  • Judges

  • 5. 
    Which two states split up the electors between candidates?

  • Washington and California
  • New York and Vermont
  • Georgia and Alabama
  • Maine and Nebraska

  • 6. 
    How many electors does each state get?

  • One for each member of Congress
  • Two
  • Twelve
  • It is based on the amount of taxes the state paid

  • 7. 
    What is the typical way that states divide their electors between candidates?

  • Each candidate gets to pick how many electors they want
  • Each candidate gets the same number of electors
  • They are split based on the number of votes each candidate received
  • The winner gets all the electoral votes

  • 8. 
    True or False: There has never been an occasion where the winner did not get the most popular votes.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 9. 
    How many electoral votes are there?

  • 538
  • 50
  • 1045
  • 100

  • 10. 
    How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidential election?

  • 51
  • 112
  • 26
  • 270
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