Which of the following statements is historically true of the electoral college?
(A) The electoral college was added to the Constitution as an amendment and has been used only since the 1920s.
(B) Third-party candidates are often overrepresented in the electoral college results.
(C) The winner of the electoral college also usually wins the popular vote.
(D) The electoral college allows small states to become swing states because each state gets two electoral college votes.
(E) In the rare case of a tie vote in the electoral college, the winner is chosen by the popular vote results.
Ans: (C) The winner of the electoral college also usually wins the popular vote.
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