A review of early presidents and a history of the electoral college

2.  Washington - none
 Adams (1796) - Federalist
 Jefferson – Dem-Republicans
 Madison – Dem-Republicans
 Monroe – Dem-Republican

4.  No alliances
 Jay’s Treaty
 Pinkney’s Treaty
 Whiskey Rebellion
 No political parties
 2 term limit

5.  Marines and Navy founded
 XYZ affairs
 Alien and Sedition Acts

6.  Embargo Act
 Non-Intercourse Acts
 Louisiana Purchase/Lewis and Clark
 Midnight Judges
 Marbury vs. Madison

7.  Macon’s Bill #2
 Protectionist Tariff
 1st bank charter expires
 War of 1812
 Battle of Tippecanoe
 Battle of New Orleans
 Treaty of Ghent

8.  2ndBank of US
 Panic of 1819
 Monroe Doctrine
 Russo-American treaty
 Treaty of 1818
 Missouri Compromise

10.  Too reckless
 Too much power to large states
 Article II, Section 1
 Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the
Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of
Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators
and Representatives to which the State may be
entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or
Representative, or Person holding an Office of
Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be
appointed an Elector.

11.  After problems with election of 1800
 Different votes for President and Vice
President
 House of Rep to decide when tied

12.  Electors = # of senators & # of
representatives
 538 total
 3 for DC
 CA with most: 55
 MT with least: 3
 Votefirst Monday after second Wednesday in
December
 Read before Senate on January 6th
 Winner sworn in January 20th

13.  Nominated by state party committee
 Campaigns for spot chosen at convention
 Electors cannot be:
 A member of Congress
 A high ranking U.S. official
 Someone who has engaged in “insurrection or
rebellion”

14.  Winner take all in 48 states regardless of
popular vote
 Maine & Nebraska: Congressional District
Method
 Faithless electors
 When electors vote against popular vote
 158 over history

16.  Corrupt Bargain
 Quincy Adams received 38,000 less votes
than Jackson

17.  One vote margin in Electoral College
 Lost popular vote by 264,000 votes
 Colorado: 3 electors; 0 popular votes

18.  Won electoral by 65
 Lost popular by 95,713

19.  Manual recount because of “hanging chads”
 Bush awarded Florida by Supreme Court