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Q: Which was a method of choosing the president that was proposed at the constitutional convention but was rejected by a majority of the delegates?
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What were the causes of the Constitutional Convention?

Delegates convened the Constitutional Convention to establish a better government and update ideas found in the Articles of Confederation. A growing population as well as lack of control over changing territories were major factors in choosing to meet in 1787.


What abolished the French monarchy and established a republic?

In 1792 the French monarchy was abolished by the National Convention.


How is the Prime Minister of Australia chosen?

Choosing the Prime-minister (PM) is exactly the same as choosing a president. We have campaigns and we vote for who we want to be PM.Further information:The Prime Minister is not directly chosen by the people, however. Members of the Federal Parliament (the Senate and the House of Representatives) are elected by the people. The leader of the political party with the most elected members in the lower House, the House of Representatives, becomes the Prime Minister.


How did the election of 1800 change all elections to come?

It lead to the creation of the Twelfth Amendment, which addresses the issue of choosing the Vice President. The protocol prior to this election was that the Presidential candidate with the most votes would win the office of President, and the second-place candidate would be awarded the office of Vice President. However, this system became flawed in 1800, and it became clear that this could not be a permanent system. The Twelfth Amendment was written in order to solve that problem.


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What was one of the delegates' first actions at the Constitutional Convention?

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 accomplished a great deal during the first days of the event. First of all, George Washington was unanimously voted in as the first President of the United States. Next they developed a framework for the separation of government powers that resulted in the executive, legislative and judicial branches.


What were the causes of the Constitutional Convention?

Delegates convened the Constitutional Convention to establish a better government and update ideas found in the Articles of Confederation. A growing population as well as lack of control over changing territories were major factors in choosing to meet in 1787.


The most party oriented means of choosing delegates to the national convention is?

A caucus


The method most used in the United States for choosing delegates to a party convention is the?

Primaries or Primary. Delegates to the national convention are allocated (chosen) on the basis of percentage of votes candidates win in the presidential primary. This system has been used in most of the states.


The Constitutional Convention gave the job of choosing a chief executive to?

electors chosen by the state :)tr678yu9iop[


How did the national convention system began for nominating presidential candidates?

The system the convention set up for choosing President was the electoral college.


What is the method of choosing delegates used by Iowa?

caucus


What happens at their party's convention if none of the candidates have enough delegates to win the nomination?

There will be a brokered national convention. After the delegates vote as pledged, and no one gets the majority of delegates, then the delegates vote again, this time not necessarily as they pledged to, that is, not necessarily as the voters from their states wanted them to. They vote again and again until a decision is reached.


Is a national party convention a type of primary election?

It is not a primary election. A national party convention is an election convention in which delegates from the 50 states cast their votes in support of the new nominee. This event usually takes place after the primary elections and is considered the beginning of the campaign for the general election. There was a time when these conventions were important in choosing a nominee. Today presidential nominees are usually known months ahead of a national convention.


What convention is a meeting in which a political party will choose its candidate for president?

These meeting are called political conventions. Nowadays, primary elections are more important than the conventions for choosing candidates.


What are the steps of choosing the president and the vice president?

To nominate candidates.


What best describes one purpose of a presidential primary?

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