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How did members of opposing parties become president and vice president in the election of 1796?
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∙ 10y ago
There were no Vice Presidential elections in the U.S. before 1804. Whoever came in second in the Presidential election became Vice President, and in 1796 Thomas Jefferson received more votes than John Adams' running-mate, Thomas Pinckney.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoBefore 1804, the U.S. did not have separate elections for President and Vice President; whoever came in second in the presidential election became the Vice President. Each elector voted for two people for "president". In 1800, Thomas Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, received the same number of votes, more than any other candidate and more than the minimum required. Normally the House of Representatives elects the President, and the Senate elects the Vice President, only when none of the candidates has the minimum requirement of more than half of all electoral votes. However, they did so in 1800 because the electoral college election failed to produce a clear winner.
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∙ 10y agoBefore the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1804, there were no vice presidential elections. Each elector voted for two people for president, then whoever got the second-highest number of votes was the vice president. Although John Adams' running mate in the 1796 election was Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina, Thomas Jefferson received more votes than Pinckney, making Jefferson the Vice President.
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∙ 8y agoBecause the two positions were not run as running mates back then, and were elected on separate tickets.
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What was unexpected about the results of the 1796 election?
The Presidential elections of 1796 were the third quadrennial elections. It was the first time that president and vice president were selected from opposing parties.
The actual election where candidates of opposing parties run against each other for a particular office?
final election
Is the vice president of the US appointed by the opposition?
No, each party's nominee for US President selects the party's nominee for Vice President, subject to the approval of the party. The election of 1796 was the only US presidential election in which the presidential candidate of the opposing political party won the vice presidency instead of the winning presidential candidate's party's choice for running mate. The 12th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1804, ensures that people of opposing political parties can no longer become President and Vice President in that way, but the likelihood of candidates of opposing parties being elected President and Vice President at the same time still exists for cases in which no presidential or vice presidential candidate receives enough electoral votes while the US House and Senate are controlled by opposing parties.
In a final election candidates of opposing parties run against each other for a particular office?
General Election (NovaNet)
How can you have a president and vice president form different parties?
you can't because they have opposing views
The actual election where canidates of opposing parties run against each other for a particular office?
final election {nova net}
What does it mean when candidates of opposing parties run against each other for a particular office?
General election.
Candidates of opposing parties run against each other for a particular office?
----general election (novanet)----
How did the members of opposing parties become president and Vice President in the election of 1796?
Before the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1804, there were no vice presidential elections. Each elector voted for two people for president, then whoever got the second-highest number of votes was the vice president. Although John Adams' running mate in the 1796 election was Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina, Thomas Jefferson received more votes than Pinckney, making Jefferson the Vice President.
Do political parties elect the president?
The political parties nominate a candidate and campaign for him. An independent has neverwon the presidency, so surely the parties greatly influence the elections. However, the majority of voters are not party members and the voters decide the election.
Candidates of opposing parties run against each other for particular office?
The question describes the election process.
What effect did political parties have on the election of 1796?
They had no effect on the election of a president but had complete control of who would be vice-president.
