Name ________________________________________________ Date __________
The Electoral Vote and the Presidential Election
1. What does “ticket” mean?
2. How many total electoral votes are there? ______
3. How many electoral votes are needed to win? ______
4. How many electoral votes does our state have? ________
5. What is another meaning for “college?”
6. What is the duty of the Electoral College?
7. In what year was the Electoral College first formed?
8. What is the number of total electoral votes based on?
9. Where does the number of votes for each state come from?
10. What is an elector, and what do they do?
11. When do we vote for the president?
12. Who reads the electoral votes?
13. When are the electoral votes read?
14. What happens if there is a tie?