the electoral college

Question 1

popular vs. electoral

Answer 1

popular - who got the majority of the votes
electoral - who won the electoral votes

Question 2

battleground states

Answer 2

when a state is split 50/50 of democrats and republicans

Question 3

faithless electors

Answer 3

when an elector votes for someone other than who they would usually support

Question 4

state populations

Answer 4

when the population of a state doesn’t represent the amount of electoral votes

Question 5

democracy

Answer 5

rule by the people

Question 6

how the US elects a president

Answer 6

electoral college

Question 7

winner takes all

Answer 7

candidate who gets the most votes in a state wins all its electoral votes

Question 8

proportional representation

Answer 8

electoral votes are divided

Question 9

contingency procedure

Answer 9

No candidate wins the electoral votes so the house of reps votes

Question 10

Does electoral college strengthen or weaken federalism

Answer 10

strengths because by giving the states decision