history of the electoral college
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Washington - none
Adams (1796) - Federalist
Jefferson – Dem-Republicans
Madison – Dem-Republicans
Monroe – Dem-Republican
No alliances
Jay’s Treaty
Pinkney’s Treaty
Whiskey Rebellion
No political parties
2 term limit
Marines and Navy founded
XYZ affairs
Alien and Sedition Acts
Embargo Act
Non-Intercourse Acts
Louisiana Purchase/Lewis and Clark
Midnight Judges
Marbury vs. Madison
Macon’s Bill #2
Protectionist Tariff
1st bank charter expires
War of 1812
Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of New Orleans
Treaty of Ghent
2nd Bank of US
Panic of 1819
Monroe Doctrine
Russo-American treaty
Treaty of 1818
Missouri Compromise
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.
After problems with election of 1800
Different votes for President and Vice
President
House of Rep to decide when tied
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
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”
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
Corrupt Bargain
Quincy Adams received 38,000 less votes
than Jackson
One vote margin in Electoral College
Lost popular vote by 264,000 votes
Colorado: 3 electors; 0 popular votes
Won electoral by 65
Lost popular by 95,713
Manual recount because of “hanging chads”
Bush awarded Florida by Supreme Court