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8th grade How elections work, and how the Electoral College chooses a president worksheet

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How elections work, and how the Electoral College chooses a president

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

1.
How many electors are there in all, Ari asks?
- 270
- 435
- 100
- 538
2.
How many electoral votes win the presidency, Bo asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 435
- 269
- 538
- 270
3.
Texas has 38 House seats. How many electors does it get, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 40
- 39
- 54
- 36
4.
Wyoming has 1 House seat. Why does it get 3 electors, Jun asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 1 for its seat, plus 2 for its senators
- Each small state gets a bonus of 3
- It has 3 House seats
- The 23rd Amendment gives it 3
5.
How many electors does the District of Columbia have, Luz asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 3, under the 23rd Amendment
- 54, like the largest state
- No electors; it is not a state
- 2, like a state's senators
6.
By the chart, how many House seats shifted after the 2020 Census, Milo asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 2 seats, and Texas got both
- 435 seats among 50 states
- 13 seats among 7 states
- 7 seats among 13 states
7.
What does winner-take-all mean, by the note, Pia asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Electors are split by congressional district
- Congress picks the winner of each state
- The winner across the country gets all 538
- All of a state's electors go to its winner
8.
Which two states can split their electors, Ren asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Texas and California
- Wyoming and Vermont
- Florida and New York
- Maine and Nebraska
9.
How many electors do California and Texas have together, Tala asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 14
- 538
- 84
- 94
10.
How many more electors does Florida have than New York, Zee asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 58
- 12
- 28
- 2

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How elections work, and how the Electoral College chooses a president. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can follow the steps of a presidential election, from primaries to the count in Congress, and tell open from closed primaries.
I can explain how a state's electors come from its House seats and senators, using the 2020 Census counts.
I can read the 1800 and 1824 results and explain why the House chose the President, using the 12th Amendment.

Standard: D2.Civ.2.6-8 (partial)

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