Which of the Following Statements About Presidential Elections Is MOST

question 83

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about presidential elections is MOST accurate?

• A)The District of Columbia is not awarded any electors; hence its citizens have only a symbolic vote in presidential elections.
• B)The Constitution requires electors to cast their votes in accordance with the will of the people who elected them.
• C)Every state in the Union grants all of its electoral votes to the candidate who wins the plurality.
• D)If one candidate wins the majority of the electoral vote, and another wins the majority of the popular vote, the election is thrown to the House of Representatives.
• E)A candidate might win the popular vote but still lose the election.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

Factors in an experiment that are deliberately changed to test their impact on outcomes, observed through changes in the dependent variable.

Mean Square Error

A metric used to measure the average of the squares of the errors, indicating the discrepancy between estimated and actual values.

Dependent Variable

In a study or experiment, this is the variable anticipated to vary as a result of alterations in the independent variable.

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.