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Educating Young People about the Constitution
www.BillofRightsInstitute.org
Presidents and the ConstitutionElecting The President
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Presidents and the Constitution Resources
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At the Jacob Riis Polling Station in the East Village,
one voter admitted voting for Obama because he wascute (1).
In a letter to the Berkshire Eagle, published Sunday:"Some people who voted for George W. Bush did so
solely because he seems like the kind of guy youcould sit down and have a beer with. (2).
These two quotes are actual reasons why people casttheir vote for President. Do many people vote for
these reasons? Should we continue to have theElectoral College?
Directions: Read Dr. Marc Landys Essay on pages120-122. Underline or highlight the facts you thinkare important.
(1)http://journalism.nyu.edu/publishing/archives/pavement/archive/polling-place-draw-voters-old-and-young-passive-and-pumped/print/index.html
(2)http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2008/09/want-a-presiden/
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Constitutional Connection Activity
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Electing The President
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Critical Engagement Question
Evaluate Congress decision to devise an extra-constitutional solution to the electoral votecontroversy of 1876.
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The Electoral
Commissionappointed toresolve thedisputedpresidentialelection of
1876.
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Objectives
Trace the events that led to theelection of Rutherford B. Hayes.
Analyze the provisions of theU.S. Constitution that describe
the presidential election process. Evaluate Congress appointment
of a special commission inabsence of any constitutional
provisions for disputed electoralvote counts.
Predict solutions should asimilar situation arise in thefuture. 5
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President Rutherford B. Hayes
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Background/Homework
Handout A: Rutherford B. Hayes and theDisputed Election of 1876
1. According to Amendment 12, how are
electoral votes to be counted?2. Why was the electoral vote in doubt in1876?
3. On what issues did Hayes and Tildenagree?
4. Why was Reconstruction coming to anend regardless of who won the election?
5. In what ways did both parties violatethe principles of a free and fair election?
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Warm-Up
Dramatically read Handout B: Setting the Scene
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PresidentialElection Postersfor the 1876Election. TheRepublican
CandidateHayes (left) andthe DemocraticCandidateTilden (right)
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Activity
Read Article II and the 12th Amendment of Appendix B: The UnitedStates Constitution and answer the following questions:
1. According to the 12th Amendment, who is responsible for the actualcounting of the votes?
2. Who has the authority to decide, in the event of a dispute, which set ofvotes to count?
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Illustrationalluding to the
LouisianaVoting Board inthe Election of1876
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Activity continued
Brainstorm responses to the questions on Handout C: What WouldYou Do
Discuss your responses to the last two questions on Handout C andvote on the best solution.
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State House ofLouisianascertification ofvoting results in
the Election of1876
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Activity II
Complete Handout D: Tildens Response to the Election
Discuss how you paraphrased question 8
Did you agree or disagree with the statement or not?
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Illustrationalluding to the
anger over theproblems withthe Election of1876 and theresultingCompromise of
1877
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The Issues Endure
Research the presidential elections of 1876 and 2000 and thenanswer the questions:
1) How did the political solution devised in 1876 result in apolitical outcome?
2) Contrast the process and solution in 1876 with those in 2000.
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Extension
Cartoonist Thomas Nast chronicled the developments of thecampaign and election of 1876 in Harpers Weekly. GoogleThomas Nast cartoons 1876 Election and review Nastscartoons. Select two or three cartoons you believe would be themost important in telling the story of the election of 1876.
Create your own cartoons (cartoon link on left-hand side ofpage) that represent key events in the Election of 1876.
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Nast illustrationreferring tocorrupt voting
in 1876
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