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ELECTIONS

SENATE Originally chosen by State Legislatures Problem Deadlocked legislatures Corruption

SENATE Now elected by popular vote (17th Amendment, 1913) took 87 years referendums earlier

PRESIDENT Beginning of term--20th Amendment (1933) Electoral College compromise

ELECTORAL COLLEGE Number per state--Representatives + 2 Appointment Originally--State Legislatures Now--by popular vote

ELECTORAL COLLEGE Counting--Congress Top vote getter is President #2 is Vice President No majority -House picks One vote per state Virginia Rhode Island

12th AMENDMENT (1804) Problems Solution  Adams and Jefferson in 1796 Jefferson and Burr in 1800 Solution Each elector votes for a President and a Vice President BALLOT  Bush Cheney

ELECTORAL COLLEGE PROBLEMS Electoral vs. Popular Vote 1824--Jackson and John Q Adams Jackson won popular vote & electoral The “Corrupt Bargain”

ELECTORAL COLLEGE PROBLEMS 1876--Tilden and Hayes Tilden won popular vote Disputed votes to Hayes 1888--Cleveland and Harrison Cleveland won popular vote Harrison won electoral vote

Winner-Take-All Close elections become landslides Clinton in 1992 43% of popular 69% of electoral 3rd parties disadvantaged Perot in 1992 20% of popular No electoral votes

ELECTORAL COLLEGE TODAY 538 electors 23rd Amendment gave D.C. 3 electors (1960) 270 to win

ELECTORAL COLLEGE TODAY 25 Bush vs. Gore in 2000: Florida Bush vs. Kerry in 2004: Ohio Popular Electoral Bush 50,456,062 275 Gore 50,996,582 263 Nader 2,858,843

ELECTORAL COLLEGE TODAY Why not abolish electoral college?

Voting Procedure Reforms Hanging chads Touch screen voting machines