history of the electoral college
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Washington - none
Adams (1796) - Federalist
Jefferson – Dem-Republicans
Madison – Dem-Republicans
Monroe – Dem-Republican
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No alliances
Jay’s Treaty
Pinkney’s Treaty
Whiskey Rebellion
No political parties
2 term limit
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Marines and Navy founded
XYZ affairs
Alien and Sedition Acts
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Embargo Act
Non-Intercourse Acts
Louisiana Purchase/Lewis and Clark
Midnight Judges
Marbury vs. Madison
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Macon’s Bill #2
Protectionist Tariff
1st bank charter expires
War of 1812
Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of New Orleans
Treaty of Ghent
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2nd Bank of US
Panic of 1819
Monroe Doctrine
Russo-American treaty
Treaty of 1818
Missouri Compromise
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Too reckless
Too much power to large states
Article II, Section 1
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the
Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of
Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators
and Representatives to which the State may be
entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or
Representative, or Person holding an Office of
Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be
appointed an Elector.
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After problems with election of 1800
Different votes for President and Vice
President
House of Rep to decide when tied
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Electors = # of senators & # of
representatives
538 total
3 for DC
CA with most: 55
MT with least: 3
Vote first Monday after second Wednesday in
December
Read before Senate on January 6th
Winner sworn in January 20th
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Nominated by state party committee
Campaigns for spot chosen at convention
Electors cannot be:
A member of Congress
A high ranking U.S. official
Someone who has engaged in “insurrection or
rebellion”
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Winner take all in 48 states regardless of
popular vote
Maine & Nebraska: Congressional District
Method
Faithless electors
When electors vote against popular vote
158 over history
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Corrupt Bargain
Quincy Adams received 38,000 less votes
than Jackson
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One vote margin in Electoral College
Lost popular vote by 264,000 votes
Colorado: 3 electors; 0 popular votes
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Won electoral by 65
Lost popular by 95,713
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Manual recount because of “hanging chads”
Bush awarded Florida by Supreme Court