Chapter 10, Section 4 - Civics

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How many electors are there in the electoral college?

538

If no presidential candidate receives a majority of the votes in the electoral college, the President is...

Chosen by the House of Representatives

The number of electors from each state is equal to the number of ______ from that state

Congress members

The President must win the majority of ______ to win the election

Electoral votes

Presidential candidates are officially chosen during the...

National nominating convention

Each part of a party platform is called a...

Plank

The Statement of a party's views and policies is called a(n)

Platform

In a presidential election the votes Americans cast are party of the...

Popular vote

Each party's national nominating convention is held during the _______ of the presidential election year

Summer

How many times in U.S. history has no presidential candidate won a majority of electoral votes?

Twice


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