How elections work, and how the Electoral College chooses a president
Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet
Circle the best answer.
How many electors are there in all, Ari asks?
- 435
- 538
- 270
- 100
How many electoral votes win the presidency, Bo asks?
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- 270
- 269
- 538
- 435
Texas has 38 House seats. How many electors does it get, Esme asks?
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- 54
- 36
- 39
- 40
How many electors does the District of Columbia have, Luz asks?
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- 2, like a state's senators
- No electors; it is not a state
- 54, like the largest state
- 3, under the 23rd Amendment
By the chart, how many House seats shifted after the 2020 Census, Milo asks?
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- 2 seats, and Texas got both
- 7 seats among 13 states
- 435 seats among 50 states
- 13 seats among 7 states
Why can a state's number of electors change after a census, Noah asks?
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- Congress votes on each state's number
- Its share of House seats can change
- The electors pick their own number
- Its number of senators changes
What does winner-take-all mean, by the note, Pia asks?
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- All of a state's electors go to its winner
- Electors are split by congressional district
- The winner across the country gets all 538
- Congress picks the winner of each state
Which two states can split their electors, Ren asks?
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- Texas and California
- Maine and Nebraska
- Florida and New York
- Wyoming and Vermont
How many electors do California and Texas have together, Tala asks?
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- 84
- 94
- 538
- 14
How many more electors does Florida have than New York, Zee asks?
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- 58
- 28
- 12
- 2