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The Electoral College Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz on that crazy American contraption we like to call the Electoral College.

A multiple-choice quiz by ladymacb29. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ladymacb29

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,504

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2712

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the total number of electoral votes? Hint

522

538

202

100

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many electoral votes does a candidate need in order to win an election? Hint

251

300

270

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Question 3 of 10

3. The number of votes a state gets is related to its...? Hint

number of colleges

land size

population

wealth

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the minimum number of electoral votes a state can have? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How does one figure out how many electoral votes each state has? Hint

Add the number of Representatives to the number of Senators

Size of the state divided by 370

Order the states by median income

Number of people in the State Legislature

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many electoral votes does Washington D.C. get? Hint

None

Same as New York

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which amendment gave Washington, DC the right to vote in Presidential elections? Hint

14th

19th

26th

23rd

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Question 8 of 10

8. Between the 1988 and 1992 elections, which state gained the most electoral votes? Hint

California

New York

Florida

Texas

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Question 9 of 10

9. Between the 1988 and 1992 elections, which state lost the most electoral votes? Hint

New York

Michigan

North Dakota

Pennsylvania

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why did the framers of the Constitution decide to create an electoral college? Hint

It was more democratic this way

So that blacks would not be able to say they could vote for President

So people would not elect the President directly

It's the way elections were run in France

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the total number of electoral votes?

Answer: 538

2. How many electoral votes does a candidate need in order to win an election?

Answer: 270

That's half plus one of the total 538 votes.

3. The number of votes a state gets is related to its...?

Answer: population

The census (taken every 10 years) determines how many Representatives the state gets.

4. What is the minimum number of electoral votes a state can have?

Answer: 3

5. How does one figure out how many electoral votes each state has?

Answer: Add the number of Representatives to the number of Senators

And since there is at least 1 Representative for each state and each state has 2 Senators, the minimum number of votes a state can have is 3.

6. How many electoral votes does Washington D.C. get?

Answer: 3

7. Which amendment gave Washington, DC the right to vote in Presidential elections?

Answer: 23rd

8. Between the 1988 and 1992 elections, which state gained the most electoral votes?

Answer: California

California gained 7 votes!

9. Between the 1988 and 1992 elections, which state lost the most electoral votes?

Answer: New York

New York lost 3 votes.

10. Why did the framers of the Constitution decide to create an electoral college?

Answer: So people would not elect the President directly

The framers thought that the public was generally too stupid to vote for their own leader, so they were put a step away from the process.

Source: Author ladymacb29

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