What is the Electoral College?
What is the Electoral College?

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Social Studies
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8th Grade
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Ross Bowdridge
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A group of people appointed by each state
A group of people appointed by the President
A group of people appointed by the Congress
A group of people appointed by the Supreme Court
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many electors are there in each presidential election since 1964?
50
538
435
100
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are the number of electors determined for each state?
Based on the state's land area
Based on the state's number of representatives in Congress
Based on the state's population size
Based on the state's GDP
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many electoral votes does California have?
60
55
45
50
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens if a candidate wins in a state?
They get a quarter of the state's electoral votes
They get none of the state's electoral votes
They get half of the state's electoral votes
They get all of the state's electoral votes
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many electoral votes can a candidate gain from North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and West Virginia combined?
31
50
40
20
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the magic number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency?
200
250
300
270
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