Question

Which statement about the presidential election process in the United States is true?


A.
A simple majority of Electoral College votes is required in order to win.


B.
A two-thirds majority of votes in the House of Representatives and the Senate is required to win.


C.
A three-quarters majority of votes by the Supreme Court justices is required to win.


D.
A simple majority of the popular vote is required in order to win.

Answer 1

@cielosvalentina

Answer 2

I think the answer is B

Answer 3

not sure

Answer 4

it is A cause you can loose the popular vote, win the electoral and still be president .

Answer 5

electoral vote matters more

Answer 6

Oh okay that makes more sence thanx

Answer 7

no problem

Answer 8

@Nick<3;* can i ask another?

Answer 9

sure

Answer 10

Which statement about the process to elect the U.S. president is not correct?



A.
The election process was laid out in Article 2 of the Constitution.


B.
Every state receives the same number of electoral votes.


C.
Sometimes the candidate with the most popular votes does not win.


D.
It is the electoral vote, not the popular vote that determines the winner.

Answer 11

I am thinking C.

Answer 12

The answer is B. The number of electoral votes is based on the population, basically giving them the same amount of electoral votes as how many people they have in the House of Reps.

Answer 13

ah okay. thank you.

Answer 14

Because electoral vote is more important, sometimes most popular does not win. Example : Truman/Dewey

Answer 15

actually the electoral votes are based off of two things.

Answer 16

oh right!

Answer 17

electoral votes are based off of number of senators which is 2 per state of course and then population which comes from house of representatives

Answer 18

RIght, right. My bad :p

Answer 19

just some knowledge to help in the future

Answer 20

sank use

Answer 21

but the correct answer was B so good job @Rimmel12