11/6/24 Russo social studies test

social study

Is the Electoral College not actually a school or a college.  

it is not

What is the electoral college?

An electoral college is a body whose task is to elect a candidate to a particular office.

T or F In a U.S. presidential election, if Candidate A gets 50.5 million votes, while Candidate B gets 60 million votes.  Based on these popular vote results, Candidate B would automatically become president because he received more votes.

False

T or F? Five times in our history, the candidate who received the most votes in a presidential election DID NOT become President. 

True

T or F? The bigger a state’s population, the more electoral votes it has and the more a presidential candidate wants that state. 

True

Does the size of the state matter to the presidential candidate that wants your state?

No

True or False? Whichever candidate gets more votes in a state wins the entire states points/electoral votes (known as a "winner take all" system) 

TRUE(except Nebraska and Maine)_

How many electoral votes does it take to become president?

270

All the numbers on the electoral map equal ____, and since it takes a majority to become president, you need _____ electoral votes to win. 

538, at least 270

If there is a tie or a candidate gets less than 270 electoral votes, who decides who is the president?

the House of Representatives

what is a safe state?

A “safe state” is a state that has voted for the same party for the past several elections. 

Swing state

A “swing state” is a state that has voted for different parties in the past several elections. This type of state is very wanted by both candidate because it can be the state that can affect who wins the election.

A _____ is a state that has voted for different parties in the past several elections. This type of state is very wanted by both candidate because it can be the state that can affect who wins the election.

a swing state

A _____ is a state that has voted for the same party for the past several elections. 

safe state

what is the number of electoral votes each state has based off of?

the number of electoral votes each state has is based on how many Senators and how many House of Representative members each state has in Congress. 

What are the three basic requirements needed to become president in the United States?

A)Have to be at least 35 years old

B)Have to live in the U.S. for 14 consecutive years

C)Have to be a natural-born citizen of the U.S. 

Who was announced as our elected president on November 7, 2020?

Joe Biden

when was Joe Biden elected presidency?

November 7,2020

Who is announced as our vice president in November 2020?

Kamala Harris

When was Kamala Harris announced as VP?

November 2020

What party is our current president and vice president a part of-  Democrat or Republican?

Democrat

Who did our current president defeat in the election in 2020?

Donald Trump

who was the two Presidential candidates of 2020?

Donald Trump, Joe Biden

What party is the losing candidate a part of? (2020)

republican

There are 538 total electoral votes.  What is the minimum number of electoral votes a candidate needs to win to be elected president?

270

How many electoral votes did Joe Biden win?

306

How many electoral votes did Donald Trump win?

232

The phrase “popular vote” simply means?

the votes that the people cast.

  How many popular votes did Biden get?

81,268,867 eighty one million

How many popular votes did Trump get?

74,216,747 or seventy four million

How many more popular votes did Biden get over Trump?

7,052,120 or 7 million

What percentage of the popular vote did Biden get?

51.3%

What percentage of the popular vote did Trump get?

47%

How old do you have to be in order for you to vote in the U.S.?(minimum age)

18

What is the main requirement in order to vote?(besides your age)You have to be?

be a citizen

How is it possible to get more votes but still lose the election?

This happens because a candidates can get more popular votes, but not enough electoral votes.   

What is the electoral college?

The electoral college is a compromise between direct popular vote and a system where Congress would choose the president.

Why was the electoral college created? 

-Because the founders felt that voters may not be Sufficiently informed to make the best decision. 

-The Founders didn’t want only certain populated parts of the country to have all the power in an election. 

Other parties that exist besides the Democratic and the Republican party.

Libertarian, Socialist, the Green party, and the Natural Law party.

What percentage of votes did all the third parties receive in the 2020 presidential election?

All minor candidates combined received less than 2.4% of the national votes.

What makes one state’s electoral number bigger than another state’s number?  It is based on the state’s

The number of Senators plus the number of Representatives for that state/population.