In a presidential election, a minor-party candidate receives of the popular vote in a state, while the candidate from Major Party A receives and the candidate from Major Party B receives . Under the winner-take-all system used by most states, which of the following describes how the state's electoral votes are allocated?
- AThe state's electoral votes are divided proportionally among the candidates based on their popular vote percentages.
- BThe allocation of the state's electoral votes is deferred to the House of Representatives because no candidate won a majority of the popular vote.
- All of the state's electoral votes are awarded to the candidate from Major Party A.Cevap
- DThe electoral votes are split evenly between Major Party A and Major Party B, with the minor party receiving nothing.
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All of the state's electoral votes are awarded to the candidate from Major Party A.
In almost all U.S. states, the presidential electors are awarded using a winner-take-all system. This means that whichever candidate wins a plurality of the popular vote in that state—even if it is less than a majority—receives all of the state's electoral votes. Since the candidate from Major Party A won the highest share of the popular vote (), they receive all the electoral votes.
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Winner-take-all electoral college allocation acts as a major structural barrier for third-party candidates.