Cindy Koeppel The Electoral College -- How Does it Work? (Part 2) 5 0 0 1 1 1. The body of electors who cast the official votes to elect the president and vice president is called the Electoral College1. 2. Today, all of the states but Maine have Winner-take-all1 elections to elect presidential electors. 3. A (An) indirect1 election is when the citizens vote for electors who elect the president. 4. A (An) Winner-take-all1 election is when the winner of the popular election gets all of the state's electoral votes. 5. A (An) direct1 election is when the citizens vote for the president. 6. Between the 1988 and 1992 elections, (which state) California1 gained the most electoral votes. 7. Between the 1988 and 1992 elections, (which state) New York1 lost the most electoral votes? 8. Washington, D.C. gets 31 electoral votes. 9. President Monroe1 received all but one of the votes of the Electoral College. 10. The 23rd1 Amendment gave Washington, D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections. 1 Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Remember, you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues! Correct! Well done. Some of your answers are incorrect. Incorrect answers have been left in place for you to change. The next correct letter has been added to the answer. 1 0 0 2_electoralcollege.htm 0 25% 0 0 Remaining time: Start reading Show reading again Your time is over! Click on the button to see the reading. Hint Check OK Play More Review of the Electoral College 1 1 0 ../../Elections_electoralcollege.htm Garamond 12pt #ffffff #ff0000 #ff8080 #000000 #0080c0 #0080c0 #0080ff http://your.server.address/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl you@yourplace.com Please enter your name: Your score is [?]