Electoral College - What is it?

What political official is elected through the Electoral College?

•   Senators
•   Secretary of State
•   President
•   Speaker of the House
•   Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Who places the actual vote for president?

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

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

•   TRUE
•    FALSE

Who picks the electors from each state?

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

Which two states split up the electors between candidates?

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

How many electors does each state get?

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

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

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

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

•   TRUE
•    FALSE

How many electoral votes are there?

•   50
•   100
•   538
•   1045
•   5000

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

•   26
•   51
•   112
•   270
•   800