[ 227 ] Civics and Government GED ® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES FLASH REVIEW _____________ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Review the map and answer the following three questions. AK 3 Presidential Electoral Vote November 2004 Total electoral votes: Bush 286, Kerry 252. HI 4 DC 3 WA 11 MT 3 ID 4 NV 4 UT 5 AZ 8 CO 9 WY 3 ND 3 SD 3 NE 5 KS 6 OK 7 TX 34 LA 9 AR 6 MO 11 IN 12 OH 20 OR 7 CA 55 NM 5 MN 10 IA 7 WI 10 IL 21 MI 17 PA 21 NY 31 VT 3 ME 4 MA 12 RI 4 CT 7 NH 4 NJ 15 DE 3 MD 10 WV 5 KY 8 VA 13 NC 15 TN 11 MS 6 AL 9 GA 15 SC 8 FL 27 George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney John Kerry and John Edwards The electoral college is a group of electors who choose the president and vice president. Each state is allowed the same number of electors as its total number of U.S. senators and representatives—so each state has at least three electors. In most states, the candidate who wins the most popular votes earns that state’s electoral votes. Source: National Archives and Records Administration. Based on the information in the map, which of the following might be true of Kerry’s campaign strategy? a. It focused on winning the states in the Southeast. b. Kerry targeted his campaign efforts in his home state of Massachusetts. c. It targeted states that have large populations and a large number of electoral votes. d. It focused on winning most of the states with small populations.