All electoral votes for a state are given to the candidate who wins the most votes in that state.

• A. Beat
• B. Winner-take-all system
• C. Agenda setting
• D. Citizen journalism

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is how states allocate their electoral votes in the Electoral College. In most states, the candidate who wins the statewide popular vote receives all of that state’s electoral votes, a practice called the winner-take-all system. This makes the statewide vote the sole determinant for the state’s electors, rather than dividing votes by district or proportionally. It’s worth noting that Maine and Nebraska use a different method, awarding some electors by congressional district with two additional electors going to the statewide winner, so the statement isn’t universal. The other terms listed refer to media concepts—beat (a reporter’s assigned topic area), agenda setting (influencing what the public thinks about), and citizen journalism (ordinary people reporting news)—not to how electoral votes are distributed. Thus, the description matches the winner-take-all system.