The Electoral College

Question 23 Which statement summarizes the selection?

• A. The purpose of an Electoral College is to allow small groups of voters to have as much power as larger groups of voters. It does not seem fair for the larger groups of votes. It does not seem fair for the large states to decide who will become the president of the US.

• B. The Electoral College electors do not always vote for the candidate who won the popular vote. When this happens, people question whether the public should change the voting system in the US.

• C. In 1797, smaller states wanted an equal chance in the national elections. They agreed that each state's Electoral College electors shuld vote for the president. Today, some cigtizens still believe that the popular vote is more fair.

• D. In 1787, the US decided to form an Electoral College. Each state would be allowed to have electors. The number of electors depends on the number of the representatives in the state.

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Question 24 What is the meaing on the word mimic as used in the sentence below?

"In some states, laws require the electors to mimic their state's popular vote."

• A. understand

• B.undo

• C. copy

• D. challenge

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Question 25 Bases on paragraph 4, what is the meaning of the word determined?

• A. argued

• B. decided

• C. questioned

• D. vowed

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Questions 26 What is the central idea of Step 6?

• A. the popular vote represents how each citizen voted

• B. the popular vote is less important than the electoral vote.

• C. the government should listen carefully to hear what citizens want

• D. the government recognizes that the goal is the accept the popular vote.

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Question 27- Who is the Electoral College supposed to protect?

• A. small states

• B. new voters.

• C. young senators

• D. election laws

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Question 28 According to the selection, why do some people want to get rid of the Electoral College?

• A. to find out how this will affect elections

• B. to let most popular candidates win

• C. to set up a safer form of democracy

• D. to allow new faces to run for president.