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The Original Plan

The Original Plan. There would be a number of candidates (certainly more than just two). James. George. Thomas. John. Andrew. Each state gets a number of electors equal its number of Representatives and Senators. Each state legislature would decide how its electors are chosen.

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The Original Plan

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  1. The Original Plan

  2. There would be a number of candidates (certainly more than just two). James George Thomas John Andrew

  3. Each state gets a number of electors equal its number of Representatives and Senators.

  4. Each state legislature would decide how its electors are chosen.

  5. Each elector would vote for two candidates for president. Thomas John George James Thomas James George John George Andrew George Andrew Thomas Andrew Thomas James George John George Thomas George Thomas

  6. The candidate with the most votes (provided that it was at least a majority) would become president. The candidate with the second most votes would be the vice president. James George Thomas John Andrew 3 7 6 3 3

  7. What Went Wrong?

  8. Two political parties formed and each nominated two men for president. Federalists Democratic - Republicans John Thomas Alex Aaron

  9. All of the electors voted for the two men in their political party Federalists Democratic - Republicans Thomas Aaron John Alex Thomas Aaron John Alex John Thomas Thomas Aaron John Alex Thomas Aaron Alex Aaron Thomas Aaron

  10. Under this system, every election would end in a tie. Federalists Democratic - Republicans 5 5 3 3 John Thomas Alex Aaron

  11. How did we fix this? Twelfth Amendment

  12. Each elector votes separately for president and vice president. Federalists Democratic - Republicans Pres: Thomas VP: Aaron Pres: John VP: Alex Pres: John VP: Alex Pres: Thomas VP: Aaron John Thomas Pres: Thomas VP: Aaron Pres: John VP: Alex Pres: Thomas VP: Aaron Alex Aaron Pres: Thomas VP: Aaron

  13. Federalists Democratic - Republicans Pres:5 VP:5 Pres:3 VP:3 John Thomas Alex Aaron

  14. The System Today • Three campaigns • Rules set by: • U.S. Constitution • State and Federal Law • Political Parties

  15. Campaign #3: The General Election Senator Barack Obama Democrat Senator John McCain Republican

  16. Campaign #3: The General Election How were the two candidates in Campaign #3 selected?

  17. Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Step 1: Political parties announce conventions Step 2: Candidates announce desire to be the parties nominee

  18. Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Democrats Republicans

  19. Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Step 1: Political parties announce conventions Step 2: Candidates announce desire to be the parties nominee Step 3: Campaigns and debates begin

  20. Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Step 1: Political parties announce conventions Step 2: Candidates announce desire to be the parties nominee Step 3: Campaigns and debates begin Step 4: State by state primaries and caucuses occur. Candidates collect delegates to the convention.

  21. Democrats Republicans

  22. Democrats Republicans

  23. Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Democrats Republicans 62 4 45 0 124 80 30 12 78 14 8 4

  24. Democrats Republicans

  25. Democrats Republicans

  26. Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Democrats Republicans 55 0 0 0 72 90 10 0 0 0 9 1

  27. Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Democrats Republicans 2,158 1,920 1,401

  28. Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Step 1: Political parties announce conventions Step 2: Candidates announce desire to be the parties nominee Step 3: Campaigns and debates begin Step 4: State by state primaries and caucuses occur. Candidates collect delegates to the convention. Step 5: Nominee made “official” at convention

  29. Campaign #3: The General Election Senator Barack Obama Democrat Senator John McCain Republican

  30. Campaign #3: The General Election • NOT a national election • 50 individual state elections (and D.C.) • The candidate that gets the most votes in a state wins all of that states electors (except for Maine and Nebraska)

  31. Campaign #3: The General Election • A candidate must win a majority of electors (270 or more) or else . . . • The House of Representatives decides the election – 1 vote per state • The House has decided two elections (1800 and 1824)

  32. Campaign #3: The General Election Senator Barack Obama Democrat Senator John McCain Republican

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