Electoral College

Electoral College

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Electoral College

Electoral College

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Quiz

History

8th Grade

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Created by

Paul Gassner

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What political official is elected through the Electoral College?

Senators

Secretary of State

President

Speaker of the House

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who places the actual vote for president?

Members of Congress

The general population

The governor of each state

Electors

Judges

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

TRUE

FALSE

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

The winner gets all the electoral votes

They are split between the candidates based on the number of votes they got

Each candidate gets the same number of electors

Each candidate gets to pick how many electors they want

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