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The emergence of political parties and nationally coordinated election campaigns soon complicated matters in the elections of 1796 and 1800. According to the prevailing rules of electoral college voting at that time, electors cast votes for two persons. Electors could not distinguish between their presidential and vice-presidential choices until the passage of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1804. In 1796, the recipient of the most electoral votes would become president and the runner-up vice-president. The United States presidential election of 1796 was the first contested American presidential election and the only one to elect a President and Vice President from opposing tickets. Although John Adams won, Thomas Jefferson received more electoral votes than John Adams' vice-presidential running mate Thomas Pinckney and Jefferson was elected Vice-President. Responding to the problems from those elections, the Congress proposed the Twelfth Amendment in 1803 - prescribing electors cast separate ballots for president and vice president - to replace the system outlined in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3. By June 1804, the states had ratified the amendment in time for the 1804 election.
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∙ 8y agothe electoral college now reflects each states popular votes
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How have the political parties changed the electoral college?
The electoral college now reflects each state's popular vote.
How did the rise of political parties affect the electoral college?
Political parties began to effect the outcome of some of the Electoral College results. There were ties due to political loyalties.
What is a good sentence using the word Electoral college?
The electoral college was devised in response to the political realities of the late 18th century; in the 21st century it seems to be anachronistic.
What political office is elected by members of an electoral college consisting of MPs and MLAs?
president
Must candidates for political office in the US today pledge to reform the Electoral College?
no
What is electoral accountability?
Electoral accountability is an extreme topic in political figures. The accountability of an electoral can determine the leader of the United States. It is the responsibility of the electoral college to remain accountable to their votes for the people back to the people.
How did the rise of political parties effect the electoral college?
Political party loyalties began to cut across State loyalties, creating new problems, such as electoral ties within the same party.
What is bad about the Electoral College?
nothing is bad its really just a political thing but that's my opinion
Where do people come from that go to electoral college?
They come from every state and are active in their political party.
Which political institution chooses the president if there is not a clear majority among th candidates?
electoral college
What political race was tied in the electoral college?
There has only been one 'tie' in the electoral college: 1800 - Thomas Jefferson VS Aaron Burr. This tie lead to a constitutional amendment, the 12th amendment.
Who ellects the president of the US?
The electoral college
