Electoral Process

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What is the number of Electoral votes needed to be elected President?

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270

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What is the purpose of the Electoral College?

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Elect the President of the United States.

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Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.

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538

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The least amount of electoral votes that a state may be worth.

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3

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The color used to represent the Democratic candidate.

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blue

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The color used to represent the Republican candidate.

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red

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The bigger the ___________________ of a state the more electoral votes a state receives.

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population

Front

Which word in the statement above describes this process the BEST? Options: primary election, congressional-district system, general election, winner-take-all

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winner-take-all

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

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True

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The Electoral College was created out of a compromise between Congress selecting the president and a popular vote.

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True