Which of the following is NOT true concerning the Electoral College System? *
A.) the winner of the states popular vote wins half of that states electoral votes
B.) to become president. the winner must win a plurality of the electoral votes
C.) to become president, the winner must win a majority of electoral votes
D.) if no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives will choose the President
To determine which statement is NOT true concerning the Electoral College System, we need to analyze each statement individually.
A.) The statement says that the winner of the state's popular vote wins half of that state's electoral votes. This statement is true. In most states, the candidate who wins the popular vote gets all of the state's electoral votes. However, in a few states, the electoral votes are split between candidates based on the proportion of the popular vote they receive. So, A is true.
B.) The statement says that to become president, the winner must win a plurality of the electoral votes. This statement is true. In the Electoral College System, winning a plurality means having the most electoral votes, even if it's not a majority. So, B is true.
C.) The statement says that to become president, the winner must win a majority of electoral votes. This statement is also true. To win a majority, a candidate must have more than half of the total electoral votes (270 out of 538). So, C is true.
D.) The statement says that if no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives will choose the President. This statement is false. If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the decision goes to the House of Representatives, but they do not directly choose the President. Instead, each state delegation in the House gets one vote, and the candidate who receives the support of a majority of state delegations (26 out of 50) becomes the President. So, D is NOT true.
Therefore, the correct answer is D.) if no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives will choose the President.