Electoral College Quiz

True or False: National polls always accurately predict the winner of a presidential election.

• True

• False

True or False: The United States is the only country that uses the Electoral College to elect its president.

• True

• False

True or False: The Electoral College is based on the number of representatives each state has in Congress.

• True

• False

True or False: A candidate can win the presidency without winning the popular vote.

• True

• False

True or False: Each electoral delegate represents the same number of people across all states.

• True

• False

True or False: Swing states are those that consistently vote for one political party in every election.

• True

• False

True or False: The three-fifths clause allowed enslaved people to count as a full person in determining electoral votes.

• True

• False

True or False: Southern senators have historically opposed replacing the Electoral College with a popular vote.

• True

• False

True or False: The Electoral College has no impact on the influence of individual votes in different states.

• True

• False

True or False: The Electoral College has always benefitted White Southern voters.

• True

• False