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Why did the writers of the constitution change the amount of voting power for small and large states?
Many small states felt like they did not have much power when voting, so they demanded something called the New Jersey Plan. This said that states should have an equal amount of votes as the larger states. This favored smaller states with lower populations. Coincidentally, New Jersey is a small state. Next, the larger states liked their power since most of them had larger populations. Due to this, they wanted the Virginia Plan. This based number of votes on population. To make a compromise, the writers of the Constitution made two chambers of Congress. One chamber had the number of votes based on population, while the other chamber had an equal amount of votes for all states. We know these chambers as the House of Representatives and the Senate.
How many votes did Douglas receive in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. In the 1860 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 180 electoral votes (59.4), John Breckinridge received 72 electoral votes, John Bell received 39 electoral votes, and Stephen Douglas received 12 electoral votes. Douglas received votes from Missouri and New Jersey. Douglas received Missouri's 9 electoral votes. New Jersey electors split their vote giving 4 to Lincoln and 3 to Douglas.
How are the electoral votes divided among the states?
Each state has as many votes as it has Congressional representatives and Senators combined. The total number of electoral votes is 435 (3 for District of Columbia). Every state has two senators and so has at least three electoral votes.
How many votes did each state get under the Articles of Confederation?
There is two senators in each state
New Jersey plan and virginia plan?
New Jersey plan was created by William Paterson, and was for the smaller states. It was a plan that stated that all states should have a equal say in government. The virginia plan, created by James Madison, was a plan that stated that all states should have a say in government based on size/population of the state.
How many state votes under the New Jersey plan?
one
What is the name of the agreement that decided how many votes each state would get?
The New Jersey Compromise.
How many votes did Hillary Clinton get from New Jersey?
Hillary Clinton received 2,148,278 votes to Donald Trump's 1,601,933 votes, winning New Jersey's 14 electoral votes.
Why does New Jersey have so many number of votes?
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 12 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey. Therefore, New Jersey has 14 electoral votes.
How many votes did Donald Trump get from New Jersey?
Donald Trump received 1,601,933 votes to Hillary Clinton's 2,148,278 votes, losing New Jersey's 14 electoral votes.
How many electoral votes does New York have?
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 12 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey. Therefore, New Jersey has 14 electoral votes.
Why does New Jersey have so many electoral votes?
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 12 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey. Therefore, New Jersey has 14 electoral votes.
How many electoral votes did Donald Trump get from New Jersey?
Donald Trump received 185,127 votes to Hillary Clinton's 235,603 votes, losing Delaware's 3 electoral votes.
How many electorial votes in Missouri?
The state of Missouri has 5 votes
How many electoral votes does cook county il. have?
Electoral votes are distributed by state, not by county. In 2012, the state of Illinois had 20 votes.
In the New Jersey Plan how many votes would each state get?
When the United States Constitution was being drafted in 1787, the New Jersey Plan was an option proposed by William Paterson, a New Jersey delegate. The Plan called for only one house of Congress with each state to have one vote in Congress.
How many electoral votes does n.c. have today?
10 votes each state
