For the first few elections, what happened was the winner became president and the runner-up (2nd place) became vice-president. This resulted in either two different parties in office, or a divided party in the election. The 12th Amendment addressed the problem.
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Election of 1800In 1804,the 12th amendment solved the problems by creating separate ballots for president and vice president.
It is the point of choice - when change can happen in the political process.
No, he officially announced that he is not to participate in the next president election. he can't do it by any means, he can't change the constitution.
Originally, the winner of the election became president, and the runner-up became vice-president.
The electoral college system for electing the President is part of the US Constitution and so is quite difficult to change. Without any changes there is considerable leeway on how states choose their electors. Furthermore, it is not at all obvious that the system should be abolished. There are many objections to a direct election . No one has come up with an attractive alternative.
If election process is fare and turn out of polling is beyond the 60% of total population then you can say that election is not a waste of time. If all results of elections are preplanned then you must say that election is a waste of time and also resources of the country. A change can be made through fare election process.
The 27th Amendment
Hoover won the election because he promised to change many things for Americans. He was also popular with the people before he even ran for President, so that also helped him win.
It all depends on the congress and the people of the United States.
It is felt that this election is very important because the Americans are coming off of eight years with a mostly unfavorable president. Many Americans are looking forward to change, and the question is: what kind of change?