The Winner-Take-All Provision of the Current Presidential Election System

question 40

Multiple Choice

The winner-take-all provision of the current presidential election system

• A) provides that the winner of the state's popular vote takes all of the state's electoral votes.
• B) is sometimes called the unit rule.
• C) causes some candidates to skip safe states and only campaign in close contests.
• D) causes candidates to spend little time in California, Illinois, New York, and Texas.
• E) All of the above are true.

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