Electoral College Quantitative Analysis FRQ

It is suggested that you take a few minutes to plan and outline your answer. It is suggested that you spend approximately 20 minutes on the question. Unless directions indicate otherwise, respond to all parts of the question. In your response use substantive examples where appropriate. Use the data from the bar graph to answer the following questions.

Identify the year in which a presidential candidate had the greatest percent of the popular vote in a presidential election.

Describe the overall trend in the percent of the popular vote of third-party/independent candidates.

Using the data, draw a conclusion about how the third-party/independent candidate may have affected the outcome of the 1992 .

Explain why the data in the bar graph does not necessarily relate to the outcome of the presidential election.