Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.You are the secretary of state in the state of Texas, and it is your job to oversee election results. In a presidential election, 33 percent of the votes in Texas were cast for Candidate A and 66 percent were cast for Candidate B.How would your state’s electoral votes be distributed?
Answer
A
Candidate A will receive 1/3 of the votes, and Candidate B will receive 2/3.
B
Candidate A will receive all of the state’s electoral votes.
C
Candidate B will receive 1/3 of the votes, and Candidate A will receive 2/3.
D
Candidate B will receive all of the state’s electoral votes.
Explanation
Texas uses a winner-take-all system for its presidential electoral votes. Candidate B received more votes than Candidate A (66% compared with 33%), so Candidate B would receive all of Texas’s electoral votes, not just 66% of them.
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