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The wrench in the gears of the electoral college that causes the election to be thrown into the house is?
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∙ 12y ago
it's one of the four choices:
- the presidential electors
- the supreme court
- a strong minor party candidate
- the congress
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∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThe strong minor party candidate
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What causes the presidential election to be thrown into the House?
This event occurs if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote.
Who has thrown no hitters in the college World Series?
list of perfect game in the College World Series
MLB pitcher who has never thrown a no hitter?
A bunch. In fact, the vast majority of major league pitchers have never thrown a no-hitter in major league baseball. Many more have thrown no-hitters in high school or college ball.
What year the US formed democracy?
The United States is not a democracy, per se. We are a republic that elects our leaders in a democratic fashion. And in the beginning of our country, even that was not true. The former colonies of Great Britain, declared independence on July 4, 1776. A United States of America was born. A war was fought, the American Revolutionary War, a document was set forth called The Articles of Confederation, these were thrown out and then our present form of government was decided upon with passage of a new Constitution. It set up a two house legislature, a federal court, an executive branch and all manner of issues including an electoral college and how elections were to be held. In a republic, representatives are elected to conduct the business of the people. The legislature creates laws, in accordance with the Constitution. The courts interpret those laws and the executive branch enforces them. Originally only white land owners who were men could vote. Eventually land ownership was no longer a requirement. Freed black male slaves were then given the right to vote in the 1860's. Many times, these rights were trampled on. Finally women were given the right to vote only in the early years of the 20th century. Later, 18 year olds were granted the right to vote. Originally Senators were appointed by state legislatures. This was eventually changed to a direct vote. Representatives to the House have always been directly elected. The President also, is not directly elected by the people. What I mean by that is, the candidate with the most votes doesn't always win. The Electoral College is made up of a slate of electors that vote for President. Of course the electors are equal to the votes assigned to a particular state. This number is found by adding up how many congressional house seats the state has, apportioned by population, plus two for the state's senators. In 2008, for instance, Ohio had 20 electoral college votes. The state was won by Barack Obama and therefore, he gets all 20 electors. But I must stress, these 20 electors are not bound by law to vote for the winner of the state presidential election. This has only happened a couple times and has never affected an election. A census has been taken since 2008 and Ohio has lost two congressional seats due to declining population.. In the 2012 election Ohio will only have 18 electoral votes. In the contentious 2000 presidential election Al Gore had more votes nation wide but George W. Bush had more electoral votes. Bush was elected president. In a democracy it would be Al Gore who won the election and not Bush. We are a republic but so many times people call the United States a democracy when in fact we're a democratically elected representative republic.
When thrown by the same person which can be thrown farther a baseball or a softball?
A baseball can
What causes the presidential election to be thrown into the House?
This event occurs if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote.
What causes the elections to be thrown into the house?
This event occurs if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote.
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to receive to win the presidency in the electoral colldge?
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. However, if neither candidate reaches this threshold, the election is thrown to the House of Representatives and they vote (1 vote per state) to decide who becomes president.
When does the US House have the power to choose the president?
Yes. Evidence: "The House also has the important duty of selecting a president if no candidate has a majority in the Electoral College." Source: Our Federal and State Constitutions P.S. Hope this helped!
Who was the involved with first presidential election with some controversy?
The first contested election was the third one in which John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were candidates with strikingly different views on the direction the federal government should take. The first time that the details of the election were controversial was the election of 1824 which had four candidates that each received a considerable number of electoral votes so nobody received a majority. Therefore, as ordained by the Constitution the election was thrown into the house. The candidates were Andrew Jackson. John Quincy Adams, William Crawford and Henry Clay. Clay finished fourth and so according to the rules was dropped from consideration. However, he was able to control the votes from the states he had won and got them switched to Adams who then won the election even though he had finished second both in then electoral and popular vote and a major controversy arose.
Who has thrown no hitters in the college World Series?
list of perfect game in the College World Series
What causes 2 main types of eclipse?
A shadow thrown by the Moon (solar eclipse) and a shadow thrown by the Earth (lunar eclipse).
What causes a thrown baseball to follow a cured path?
speed and spin
What causes a thrown object to follow a curved path?
Centripetal Force
Who has the most interceptions thrown returned for touchdowns in a college career?
terrance cody
What is the person to throw the most touchdown passes in a college career.?
Colt has thrown the most touchdown passes in a college career
How many inning can a college pitcher pitch in week?
Depends on how many pitches are thrown
