Electoral College Quiz

Electors are chosen by the state governor.

- False

One reason the writers of the Constitution created the electoral college is because they feared political parties.

- False

The electors cast their vote on the same day as the presidential elections.

- False

In 1876, 1888, and 2000, the candidate who won the popular vote did not win the electoral vote.

- True

The Constitution explains the electoral college system.

- True

The House of Representatives elects the president if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.

- True

The House of Representatives has to elects the president in 1824 because no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes.

- True

The candidate who wins a state's popular vote wins the state's electoral votes.

- True

The electoral college is an example of an indirect election of a candidate for president.

- True

The number of electoral votes a state has is based on its number of congressmen.

- True