How does the popular vote differ from the electoral vote during a presidential election?A.The popular vote measures the total number of voters supporting a candidate.B.The popular vote is determined by the Electoral College rather than voters.C.The popular vote applies during the general election rather than the primaries.D.The popular vote represents the total number of states a candidate won.

How is a presidential election different from elections for most local, state, and other federal offices?A.The president is elected to represent a multimember district, while most other officials represent single-member districts.B.Citizens indirectly vote for the president, while they directly vote for candidates for most other offices.C.Presidential elections are staffed by federal employees, while elections for other offices are staffed by local workers.D.Presidential elections are not organized by region, while all other elections are.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

How do state and local elections compare to national elections?A.Fewer citizens vote in state and local elections.B.More citizens vote in state and local elections.C.Voter turnout in state and local elections has increased more than in national elections.D.Voter turnout in all elections has remained the same.

Which statement is true of voting in the United States?A.Voter turnout is about the same for presidential and midterm elections.B.More citizens vote in the United States than in other democratic countries.C.Voter turnout is higher in midterm election years than in presidential election years.D.Fewer citizens vote in the United States than in other democratic countries.

Which sentence most accurately describes elections in the United States?A.In major elections, ballots are typically counted by voting machines.B.Major elections require voters to visit polling places.C.Ballots are designed and submitted the same way in every district.D.Voting at the federal level is done via electronic touch screens.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Text 1The Electoral College ensures that all parts of the country are involved in selecting the President of the United States. If the election depended solely on the popular vote, then candidates could limit campaigning to heavily-populated areas or specific regions. Without the electoral college, groups such as Iowa farmers and Ohio factory workers would be ignored in favor of pandering to metropolitan areas with higher population densities, leaving rural areas and small towns marginalized.Text 2The two main political parties can count on winning the electoral votes in certain states, such as California for the Democratic Party and Indiana for the Republican Party, without worrying about the actual popular vote totals. Because of the Electoral College, residential candidates only need to pay attention to a limited number of states that can swing one way or the other. Gautam Mukunda, political scientist at Harvard University , explained that states are given electors based on its representation in the House and Senate, so small states get extra votes. Mukunda stated, “The fact that in presidential elections people in Wyoming have [nearly four] times the power of people in California is antithetical at the most basic level to what we say we stand for as a democracy.”5Mark for ReviewMCQABCBased on the Texts, how would Gautam Mukunda (text 2) respond to the underlined claim made in text 1?ABy disagreeing with the assumption made by authors in text 1 that the electoral college in fact is vital to smooth functioning of the US political system. BBy challenging the notion that electoral colleges are necessary to ensure free and fair elections and representation of all peoples in the country.CBy pointing out that the current system of election is antithetical to USA’s democratic origins and its spirit.DBy arguing that the current system of election has at least one undemocratic feature that allows some states to have more influence on electoral results than others.