How many total electoral votes are there?
a. 280
b. 270
c. 538
d. 550
e. 600

The correct answer is c. There are 538 electoral votes, but only 270 are needed to win the presidency.

How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidency?
a. 280
b. 270
c. 538
d. 550
e. 600

The answer is b. For information about the Electoral College visit www.270towin.com.

Which of the following places has three electoral votes?
a. Puerto Rico
b. Washington, D.C.
c. Guam
d. Hawaii
e. Guantanamo Bay

The correct answer is b. Washington, D.C. has three electoral votes. It gained its votes in 1951 with the ratification of the 23 Amendment. The District of Columbia can never have more electoral votes than the smallest state.

How many electoral votes does Oklahoma have?
a. three
b. five
c. seven
d. nine
e. ten

The correct answer is c. Oklahoma has seven electoral votes. It lost one in the Census of 2000.

The number of electors a state has equals the number of its US senators plus the number of US representatives. How many US senators does each state have?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. it depends on the state

The correct answer is b. Every state has two US Senators.

Which state has the most electoral votes:
a. New York
b. California
c. Florida
d. California
e. Illinois

The correct answer is b. California has the most electoral votes with 55.

If no candidate for president wins a majority of electoral votes, who chooses the president, according to the US Constitution?
a. Senate
b. House of Representatives
c. Supreme Court
d. Secretary of Defense
e. Attorney General

The correct answer is b. If no candidate wins the majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives chooses the president. In the election of 1828, no candidate had a majority of electoral votes to win the presidency. As a result the decision went to the House of Representative. They elected John Quincy Adams as President, although Andrew Jackson had more popular votes than Adams.

Which two states allow their electoral college votes to be split?
a. Mississippi and Louisiana
b. Missouri and Kentucky
c. Massachusetts and New Hampshire
d. Maine and Nebraska
e. North and South Dakota

The correct answer is d. Nebraska has five electoral votes while Maine has four. Both states give two votes to the winner of the popular vote and the remaining votes to the winners in each of their congressional districts. There has never been a split vote in theses states.

States choose their electors:
a. exactly one month from the general election
b. on the day of the general primary election
c. on the day of the general election
d. never - voters do not choose the electors
e. during the first week of December

The correct answer is c. States choose their electors on the day of the general election. The names are listed on the ballots.

When do electors meet?
a. the first Tuesday following the general election
b. the second Monday in December
c. the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December
d. the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December
e. the Monday before Inauguration Day

The correct answer is c.