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5.8 Electing a President

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Question 1

Question 1 of 4

Candidate L receives more votes nationwide, but Candidate M wins an electoral majority after carrying enough states under their allocation rules. Which conclusion follows from the described rules?

The nationwide total measures national support, while electoral votes are awarded from state outcomes under state allocation rules. A disagreement between those totals does not trigger a contingent election; the House acts only when no candidate receives an electoral majority.
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C. State allocation rules can produce different popular-vote and electoral-vote winners

The nationwide total measures national support, while electoral votes are awarded from state outcomes under state allocation rules. A disagreement between those totals does not trigger a contingent election; the House acts only when no candidate receives an electoral majority.

Question 2

Question 2 of 4

A presidential campaign projects 260 electoral votes from states where it leads clearly. It can send its final field team either to a tied state with 12 electoral votes or to a populous state where it already leads comfortably. Its immediate goal is to maximize the chance of reaching an electoral majority. Which consideration most directly favors the tied state?

The campaign is ten electoral votes short, so the tied state's twelve-vote bloc could be pivotal in reaching a majority. National popular-vote gains, down-ballot effects, cheaper contact, and defensive insurance can all matter strategically, but the stem supplies no evidence that those considerations outweigh the tied state's immediate tipping potential.
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D. Its electoral votes have high tipping potential because they could supply the majority

The campaign is ten electoral votes short, so the tied state's twelve-vote bloc could be pivotal in reaching a majority. National popular-vote gains, down-ballot effects, cheaper contact, and defensive insurance can all matter strategically, but the stem supplies no evidence that those considerations outweigh the tied state's immediate tipping potential.

Question 3

Question 3 of 4

A party's rules authorize delegates to cast a secure remote presidential roll-call ballot before the in-person convention. The same rules allow the presidential nominee later to place a vice-presidential candidate into nomination for confirmation through a separate procedure. Which conclusion is strongest?

Formal nomination follows the convention procedures adopted for the relevant party and cycle. Those rules may authorize a remote or preconvention presidential ballot and a separate vice-presidential method. The remote presidential vote does not automatically complete the vice-presidential choice, and a recommendation has formal effect only through the procedure the rules provide.
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A. A party may formally complete the two nominations through different cycle-specific convention procedures

Formal nomination follows the convention procedures adopted for the relevant party and cycle. Those rules may authorize a remote or preconvention presidential ballot and a separate vice-presidential method. The remote presidential vote does not automatically complete the vice-presidential choice, and a recommendation has formal effect only through the procedure the rules provide.

Question 4

Question 4 of 4

No presidential candidate receives an electoral majority. Under the Twelfth Amendment, which body and voting unit choose the president from the eligible candidates?

The House chooses from the top three presidential electoral-vote recipients, and each state delegation casts one vote. The Senate separately chooses the vice president from the top two vice-presidential recipients. A joint-session count does not become the contingent ballot.
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B. The House, with one vote for each state delegation

The House chooses from the top three presidential electoral-vote recipients, and each state delegation casts one vote. The Senate separately chooses the vice president from the top two vice-presidential recipients. A joint-session count does not become the contingent ballot.

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