Electoral Process Flashcards
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A presidential candidate must win how many Electoral College votes to be elected President?
Answer: 270
A majority of 270 out of 538 total electoral votes is required to win the presidency.
Which constitutional provision sets the date of congressional elections?
Answer: Article I, Section 4
Article I, Section 4 gives Congress the power to set the time, place, and manner of congressional elections.
Under the Twelfth Amendment, if no vice-presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, who selects the Vice President?
Answer: The Senate
The Twelfth Amendment assigns the Senate the task of choosing the Vice President when no candidate has an electoral majority.
The term of a U.S. Representative lasts how long?
Answer: 2 years
Article I, Section 2 establishes two-year terms for members of the House of Representatives.
What fraction of U.S. Senators are up for election every two years?
Answer: One-third
The Senate is divided into three classes; one-third of senators face election every two years under Article I.
Which constitutional amendment changed the date presidential terms begin?
Answer: Twentieth Amendment
The Twentieth Amendment (1933) moved Inauguration Day from March 4 to January 20 to shorten the lame-duck period.
Under the Constitution, which official presides over the counting of Electoral College votes before Congress?
Answer: The Vice President
The Twelfth Amendment specifies that the President of the Senate (the Vice President) opens and presides over the counting of electoral votes.