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The plan that included what came to be known as the Electoral College was the Great Compromise, reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This compromise established a bicameral legislature and addressed the issue of how to elect the President. The Electoral College was created as a method for electing the President indirectly through a body of electors chosen by the states, balancing the influence of populous and less populous states in the electoral process.
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How did the term electoral college come into use?
It's been around since it was established in 1789.my us and fedral state consitution it says : These electors came to be known as the Electoral College but the Constitution itself does not mention the term electoral college
What did the 1st 3 presidents do to get in office?
They were elected by the electoral college. The electoral college is still in place today although it is not used. The candidates would write to influential businessmen and try to get their support. It was considered ungentlemanly to campaign like the candidates do nowadays. The person who came in first was president and the person who came in second was vice- president.
Which early American president did not win eiter the popuar or the electoral college vote?
John Quincy Adams has that distinction. He came in second to Andrew Jackson in both popular and electoral vote in 1824 but was made president by the House of Representatives after nobody won a majority of the electoral votes.
What was the name of the college when Duke played their first basketball?
Basketball came to Duke University in 1906 when the university was known as Trinity College.
The 2000 presidential election came down to which state's electoral votes?
Florida
Who established the electoral college?
The answer to what created the Electoral College is the Constitution, but the question asks who. The Constitution is not a "who"; so let's find that out. The decision to elect the president using an electoral college first occurred at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It's here where a committee, known as the Committee of Eleven on Postponed Matters, came up with general idea for an Electoral College. There are numerous reasons why the Electoral College was chosen over other ways to elect the president, but let's save that for a different question. So, the members of this committee, the answer to "who" created the Electoral College, were: -David Brearly of New Jersey -Daniel Carrol of Maryland -Rufus King of Massachusetts -James Madison of Virginia -Abraham Baldwin of Georgia -Roger Sherman of Connecticut -Hugh Williamson of North Carolina -Gouvernour Morris of Pennsylvania -John Dickinson of Delaware -Nicholas Gilman of New Hampshire -Pierce Butler of South Carolina
How did John Quincy Adams get elected?
Adams was elected by the House of Representatives because no candidate got a majority in the electoral college. Henry Clay came in fourth in the electoral vote and so was dropped from consideration. Clay was able to get the states he had carried to vote for Adams, apparently in exchange for an appointment as Secretary of States in the Adams cabinet and this "corrupt bargain" infuriated the supporters of Andrew Jackson who had come in first in both electoral and popular vote.
Where was George Washington elected president?
i think it was the electoral college but i may be wrong 2nd Answer: That is an absolutely correct answer. Back then, the presidential and vice-presidential elections were separate, so there could potentially be 2 different parties represented. Washington won all of the electoral votes, and John Adams came in second, and became the vice president.
By whom was George Washington elected?
There was no popular vote in the election of 1789. Instead, the electoral college chose from a group of candidates. Each college member cast two votes with the candidate receiving the most votes becoming president and the runner-up becoming vice-president. George Washington was elected unanimously receiving all sixty-nine electoral votes. John Adams came in second and became the first Vice-President.Source: americanhistory.about.com
Constitutional institution for choosing presidents that came under severe criticism after the 2000 popular vote winner failed to win the office?
Electoral College: "That ruling gave Bush the White House but cast a dark shadow of illegitimacy over his presidency. Bush officially won Florida by 537 votes out of 6 million cast, and he squeaked by in the Electoral College, 271 to 266. The national popular vote went decisively to Gore, 50,999,897 to 50,456,002. For the first time since 1888, a candidate won the White House with fewer popular votes than his opponent. Calls to abolish the Electoral College, however, were few and muted." -American Pageant AP Edition
What other games came preloaded with windows 2000?
In legacy Windows operating systems such as 2000 came included with game software. These suites included Minesweeper and Solitaire.
What college did Larry Bird come out of?
He came out of Indiana State College.
