A voter who voted for a Republican for senator and Hillary Clinton for president in 2016
A) voted a split ticket.
B) voted a straight ticket.
C) exhibited the first-past-the-post phenomenon.
D) voted in an open election.
E) caused Congress and the president to be unable to reach compromise.
Which of the following presidents failed to win a majority of the popular vote?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Gerald Ford
C) Barack Obama
D) John F. Kennedy
E) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Until 2000, the last time a candidate won most of the popular votes but did not win the presidency was in
A) 1864.
B) 1988.
C) 1920.
D) 1968.
E) 1888.
In the 2004 presidential election, one of Minnesota's ten electors voted for vice presidential candidate John Edwards for president instead of presidential candidate John Kerry. This is known as a(n)
A) faithless elector.
B) illegal elector.
C) secret elector.
D) state's rights elector.
E) popular elector.
Which of the following arguments has not been raised as a defense of the electoral college?
A) It upholds federalism by giving smaller states more voting weight.
B) It encourages candidates to campaign on foot and in rural areas.
C) It reduces the risk of requiring a nationwide recount of votes.
D) Historically, polls show public opinion in favor of keeping it.
E) It tends to magnify popular vote victories and further increase the legitimacy of winners.
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