Chapter 13 Khan Academy

Use the table below to answer the following question: *table showing Trump, Clinton, Johnson, Stein, & McMullin & their party, electoral votes, & popular votes stats* Based on the election results table as well as the margin of victory map, the third-party candidates for president collected over 6.5 million popular votes altogether in the 2016 national election. Which best explains why none of the third-party candidates received any electoral votes?

None of them acquired more votes than any other candidate on the ballot in each state

Based on the data, which of the following statements accurately explains the implications for political campaigns of certain groups going online 'almost constantly'?

Political campaign messages are more likely to reach young voters if posted online

Which of the following statements best explains how the winner-take-all allocation of Electoral College votes works?

The candidate who wins the popular vote in a state wins all of its Electoral College votes (except Maine & Nebraska)

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of a closed primary and a caucus?

Comparison B: Limited to registered # of a political party & Party members choose nominees after hours of speeches and debates

Based on the data above, which group has the highest percentage of those responding that they go online "almost constantly"?

18-29 year olds

Which of the following statements would the author of the above excerpt most likely agree with?

Professional consultants are a fixture in modern campaigns, but they are no replacement for the candidates themselves

Use the text below to answer the following question: "The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves...and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote . . ." (Excerpt from Amendment XII of the US Constitution) Which of the following statements would the constitutional founders most agree with in regards to this excerpt from the Twelfth Amendment?

This indirect method prevents voters across the country from ignoring better qualified candidates outside their region, and allows less populous states greater influence in presidential selection