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1 Electing the President

2 The Original Plan

3 Electing the President There would be a number of candidates (certainly more than just two). JamesGeorgeThomasJohnAndrew

4 Electing the President Each state gets a number of electors equal its number of Representatives and Senators.

5 Electing the President Each state legislature would decide how its electors are chosen.

6 Electing the President Each elector would vote for two candidates for president. Thomas John Thomas James George Andrew Thomas Andrew George John George Thomas George James George John George Andrew Thomas James George Thomas

7 Electing the President The candidate with the most votes (provided that it was at least a majority) would become president. The candidate with the second most votes would be the vice president. JamesGeorgeThomasJohnAndrew 3 7 6 3 3

8 Electing the President What Went Wrong?

9 Electing the President Two political parties formed and each nominated two men for president. Alex Thomas John Aaron Democratic - Republicans Federalists

10 Electing the President All of the electors voted for the two men in their political party Alex Thomas John Aaron Democratic - Republicans Federalists Thomas Aaron Thomas Aaron Thomas Aaron Thomas Aaron Thomas Aaron John Alex John Alex John Alex

11 Electing the President Under this system, every election would end in a tie. Alex Thomas John Aaron Democratic - Republicans Federalists 5555 3333

12 Electing the President How did we fix this? Twelfth Amendment

13 Electing the President Each elector votes separately for president and vice president. Alex Thomas John Aaron Democratic - Republicans Federalists Pres: Thomas VP: Aaron Pres: John VP: Alex Pres: John VP: Alex Pres: John VP: Alex Pres: Thomas VP: Aaron Pres: Thomas VP: Aaron Pres: Thomas VP: Aaron Pres: Thomas VP: Aaron

14 Electing the President Alex Thomas John Aaron Democratic - Republicans Federalists Pres:5 VP:5 Pres:3 VP:3

15 Electing the President The System Today Three campaigns Rules set by:  U.S. Constitution  State and Federal Law  Political Parties

16 Electing the President Campaign #3: The General Election Senator Barack Obama Democrat Senator John McCain Republican

17 Electing the President Campaign #3: The General Election How were the two candidates in Campaign #3 selected?

18 Electing the President Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Step 1: Political parties announce conventions Step 2: Candidates announce desire to be the parties nominee

19 Electing the President Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Democrats Republicans

20 Electing the President Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Step 1: Political parties announce conventions Step 2: Candidates announce desire to be the parties nominee Step 3: Campaigns and debates begin

21 Electing the President

22 Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Step 1: Political parties announce conventions Step 2: Candidates announce desire to be the parties nominee Step 3: Campaigns and debates begin Step 4: State by state primaries and caucuses occur. Candidates collect delegates to the convention.

23 Electing the President Democrats Republicans

24 Electing the President Democrats Republicans

25 Electing the President Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Democrats Republicans 124 80 30 12 8484 62 4 45 0 78 14

26 Electing the President Democrats Republicans

27 Electing the President Democrats Republicans

28 Electing the President Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Democrats Republicans 72 90 10 0 9191 55 0 0000

29 Electing the President Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Democrats Republicans 2,158 1,920 1,401

30 Electing the President Campaigns #1 and #2: The Primaries Step 1: Political parties announce conventions Step 2: Candidates announce desire to be the parties nominee Step 3: Campaigns and debates begin Step 4: State by state primaries and caucuses occur. Candidates collect delegates to the convention. Step 5: Nominee made “official” at convention

31 Electing the President

32 Campaign #3: The General Election Senator Barack Obama Democrat Senator John McCain Republican

33 Electing the President Campaign #3: The General Election NOT a national election 50 individual state elections (and D.C.) The candidate that gets the most votes in a state wins all of that states electors (except for Maine and Nebraska)

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49 Campaign #3: The General Election A candidate must win a majority of electors (270 or more) or else... The House of Representatives decides the election – 1 vote per state The House has decided two elections (1800 and 1824)

50 Electing the President Campaign #3: The General Election Senator Barack Obama Democrat Senator John McCain Republican

51 Electing the President How could a candidate get the most popular votes and not win the in the Electoral College?

52 Electing the President

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54 StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

55 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

56 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

57 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

58 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

59 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M Wisconsin Michigan Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

60 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M Wisconsin Michigan Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

61 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M21 Wisconsin Michigan Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

62 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M21 Wisconsin3M Michigan Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

63 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M21 Wisconsin3M2M Michigan Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

64 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M21 Wisconsin3M2M10 Michigan Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

65 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M21 Wisconsin3M2M10 Michigan4M Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

66 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M21 Wisconsin3M2M10 Michigan4M6M Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

67 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M21 Wisconsin3M2M10 Michigan4M6M17 Total StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

68 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M21 Wisconsin3M2M10 Michigan4M6M17 Total17M StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

69 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M21 Wisconsin3M2M10 Michigan4M6M17 Total17M16.5M StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

70 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M21 Wisconsin3M2M10 Michigan4M6M17 Total17M16.5M21 StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

71 Electing the President Popular Vote Electors StateABAB Indiana4M2M11 Illinois6M6.5M21 Wisconsin3M2M10 Michigan4M6M17 Total17M16.5M2138 StateVotersElectors Indiana 6,000,00011 Illinois12,500,00021 Wisconsin5,000,00010 Michigan10,000,00017

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