Module 10 Lesson 26 Flashcards
Select the one correct answer. The number of presidential Electors for each state is:
A. Equal to the sum of the state’s Representatives and Senators.
B. Determined by the state’s population.
C. A calculation based on the number of popular votes.
D. Distributed among the states, based on federal taxes.
A. Equal to the sum of the state’s Representatives and Senators.
How many electoral votes is the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) entitled to? Select the one correct answer.
A. D.C. is not a state and is therefore not eligible for electoral votes.
B. D.C. is allowed no more electoral votes than the least populous state.
C. D.C.’s electoral votes are fixed at three.
D. D.C. is allowed as many electors as its population allows.
B. D.C. is allowed no more electoral votes than the least populous state.
What improvement did the Twelfth Amendment make in the operation of the Electoral College? Select the one correct answer.
A. The Twelfth Amendment permitted states to use the district system for the choice of electors.
B. The Twelfth Amendment reduced the number of candidates from seven to five for elections for president in the runoff procedure in the House of Representatives.
C. The Twelfth Amendment provided for Electoral Votes for the District of Columbia.
D. The Twelfth Amendment required separate votes for the president and the vice president
D. The Twelfth Amendment required separate votes for the president and the vice president
How does the district method for distribution of electoral votes differ from the winner-take-all method? Select the two correct answers.
A. It allocates two electoral votes to the winner of a state’s popular vote.
B. Electors are chosen directly by the voters rather than by the candidates or parties.
C. It allocates one electoral vote to the popular vote winner of each congressional district.
D. Electoral votes are proportionally allocated to the two candidates with the most popular votes.
A. It allocates two electoral votes to the winner of a state’s popular vote.
C. It allocates one electoral vote to the popular vote winner of each congressional district.
What happens if no candidate for president receives a majority of the electoral vote? Select the one correct answer.
A. The electors are required to re-vote, with choices limited to the top two candidates.
B. The House of Representatives is called upon to choose who will be president.
C. The president is chosen during a joint session of Congress, with each state delegation voting.
D. The general election is re-held and the candidates run again.
B. The House of Representatives is called upon to choose who will be president.
What determines the outcome of presidential elections? Select the two correct answers.
A. Electoral votes
B. Swing states
C. The number of states won by each candidate.
D. Popular votes
A. Electoral votes
B. Swing states
What must a candidate win when seeking a state’s electoral votes? Select the one correct answer.
A. A candidate must win the popular vote in a majority of a state’s congressional districts.
B. A candidate must win a majority of the state’s popular vote.
C. A candidate must win a plurality of the state’s popular vote.
C. A candidate must win a plurality of the state’s popular vote.
Which are true regarding presidential electors? Select the two correct answers.
A. Seated in the District of Columbia
B. Nominated by the candidates or political parties.
C. Pledged to support the candidate or political party that nominated them.
D. Confirmed by a vote of a state’s legislature after the general election
B. Nominated by the candidates or political parties.
C. Pledged to support the candidate or political party that nominated them.
What influences presidential campaign strategies? Select the three correct answers.
A. The national popularity of the presidential candidate.
B. Which states a campaign feels it might win.
C. Which states a campaign is certain to lose in the election.
D. Which states a campaign is certain it will win.
B. Which states a campaign feels it might win.
C. Which states a campaign is certain to lose in the election.
D. Which states a campaign is certain it will win.
Which president received fewer popular votes but won the Electoral College? Select the one correct answer.
A. Harry S. Truman, who won over Thomas Dewey, Strom Thurman, and Henry Wallace
B. Ronald Reagan, who won over Walter Mondale
C. Abraham Lincoln, who won over Stephen Douglas, John C. Bell, and John Breckinridge
D. George W. Bush, who won over Al Gore
D. George W. Bush, who won over Al Gore
How is a president selected if no one receives a majority vote in the Electoral College? Select the one correct answer.
A. The choice goes to the House of Representatives to determine who of the top three finishers will be elected with each state having one vote.
B. The candidate with the most votes is declared elected.
C. The choice goes to the house of Representatives where votes continue until one of the top three candidates receives the votes of a majority of the Representatives.
D. The electors vote again choosing between the top two candidates.
A. The choice goes to the House of Representatives to determine who of the top three finishers will be elected with each state having one vote.
What is one advantage of the Electoral College system? Select the one correct answer.
A. The Electoral College system decreases the importance of “swing states.”
B. The Electoral College votes simply reflect the popular vote.
C. The Electoral College system, with its runoff procedure, has always worked.
D. The electors in the Electoral College must vote for the candidate of their party.
C. The Electoral College system, with its runoff procedure, has always worked.
