The District of Columbia Has

question 53

Multiple Choice

The District of Columbia has

• A) no electoral votes because it is not a state.
• B) three electoral votes.
• C) five members in the House of Representatives, so it has five electoral votes.
• D) one electoral vote, which allows residents of Washington, D.C. to participate in the selection of the president, but not the vice president.
• E) thirteen electoral votes, representing the thirteen original colonies.

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