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Presidential Selection: the Framer’s Plan
Chapter 13
Section 3Slide2
Presidential elector
Electoral vote
Electoral College
Key TermsSlide3
Original Provisions
The Framer’s gave more time
to the matter of
choosing a president then any other matter
Could not decide if Congress should choose or
give the direct vote to the people
Congressional selection was eventually chosenSlide4
Original Provisions
Most Framers though a direct vote would lead to disorder
President and Vice president
were to
be chosen by a body of electors
Presidential electors were
to be chosen by each individual states legislature.Slide5
Original Provisions
Each state would have as many electors as it would have senators and representatives in Congress
Each
state would
cast two electoral votes
Each for a different candidateSlide6
Original Provisions
The
candidate with
the most votes was named President and the
next highest vote getter
was Vice President
Framers intended the electors to be enlightened and respectable citizensSlide7
The Rise of Parties
Electoral
college-The
group of people (electors) chosen from
each
State
and D.C. charged with formally selecting the President and the VPEarly on flaws
started to developSlide8
The Election of 1800
System broke down
during the election of 1800
Two well defined parties
emerged the
Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans
Each party nominated a President and Vice PresidentSlide9
The Election of 1800
Each party
also nominated
73 people
to serve as electors
There was a tie for the
Presidency between Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson
Each elector had two votes and had to vote for two different
people
They voted for candidates representing their party
It took 36 separate ballots but the House
of Representatives finally chose
JeffersonSlide10
The Election of 1800
Produced Three New Elements:
1.) Party nominations for President and Vice President
2.) Nomination for candidates for presidential electors in state’s who pledged their votes for their party
3.) Automatic casting of votes in line with the pledgesSlide11
12th
Amendment
The 12
th
Amendment was a
dded
to Constitution in 1804It separated the presidential and vice presidential offices during electionsOne set of ballots
would be cast for
President
One set
of ballots was cast for
Vice President
Same system that exists today
