All of the Following Statements Concerning the Electoral College Are

question 50

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements concerning the Electoral College are true EXCEPT this one:

• A) The rules of the Electoral College give all the states importance in presidential elections.
• B) Critics argue that the Electoral College is undemocratic.
• C) Critics argue that a close election could be decided by a few faithless electors.
• D) It distorts candidates' campaign strategies.
• E) All the proposed alternatives have problems or at least serious criticisms.

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Definitions:

Population Mean

The average of a set of characteristics (such as age, weight) of every member of a population.

Consistent Estimator

A statistical property of an estimator indicating that as the sample size grows, the estimator converges in probability to the parameter being estimated.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.

Population Mean

The average of a set of characteristics (numeric values) in a population; a parameter that describes the central location of the data.