Which of the following is a true statement about the Electoral College?

A) A winner-take-all state allows for proportional representation of the popular vote in that state.

B) The framers of the Constitution expected the Electoral College to use their own judgment in selecting a President.

C) When casting a ballot, a voter is actually voting for the candidate instead of the members of electors.

D) The behavior of today's electors meets the original intent of the form set out in the Constitution.

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Which of the following is a true statement about the Electoral College?

A) A winner-take-all state allows for proportional representation of the popular vote in that state.

B) The framers of the Constitution expected the Electoral College to use their own judgment in selecting a President.

C) When casting a ballot, a voter is actually voting for the candidate instead of the members of electors.

D) The behavior of today's electors meets the original intent of the form set out in the Constitution.

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Cordell Travis · Answer 1

A) A winner-take-all state allows for proportional representation of the popular vote in that state.

Explanation:

The number of electors depends on how many representatives of a particular state sit in the US Congress, which is proportional to the population of each state. A presidential candidate who wins with even a minimal advantage in any state, as a rule, automatically takes away the votes of all his electors on the principle that "A winner-take-all." Thus, the number of electors directly depends on the number of voters living / registered there. Depending on the results of voting for each state, a candidate who has a simple arithmetic majority automatically takes all votes of the electors from that state into his piggy bank (minor exceptions to the general rule).