QUIZ 1. This is a group of representatives of each state who cast the final ballot that actually elects the president. 2. How many votes does each elector cast for President under the original Constitution? 3. Which of the following was there NOT a problem with our current system? 1800 1824 1862 1888 4. __________________ is the reallocation of the number of seats in the House of Representatives after each decennial census.
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QUIZ 1. This is a group of representatives of each state who cast the final ballot that actually elects the president. 2. How many votes does each elector.
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QUIZ 1. This is a group of representatives of each state who cast the final
ballot that actually elects the president.
2. How many votes does each elector cast for President under the original Constitution?
3. Which of the following was there NOT a problem with our current system? 1800 1824 1862 1888
4. __________________ is the reallocation of the number of seats in the House of Representatives after each decennial census.
“THE FRAMERS WANTED THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE TO SERVE AS A RELIABLE GATEKEEPER, A RICHLY ENDOWED ‘NOMINATING COMMITTEE’ THAT WOULD SEND THE TOP VOTE-GETTERS TO THE U.S. HOUSE FOR A FINAL CHOICE, WITHOUT ANY RELIANCE ON THE WILL OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. GEORGE MASON. . . ‘CONCEIVED IT WOULD BE AS UNNATURAL TO REFER THE CHOICE OF A PROPER CHARACTER FOR CHIEF MAGISTRATE TO THE PEOPLE, AS IT WOULD, TO REFER A TRIAL OF COLOURS TO A BLIND MAN. THE EXTENT OF THE COUNTRY RENDERS IT IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE PEOPLE CAN HAVE THE REQUISITE CAPACITY TO JUDGE.’”
Taken from: A More Perfect Constitution. by, Larry Sabato
ELECTORAL COLLEGE: ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION Number of electors= senators and
representatives MD: 8 Rep. + 2 Sen.= 10 E.V.
States determine how electors are chosen. Each elector casts 2 votes. If a candidate gets a majority, he wins. VP is candidate with 2nd most votes. If no one gets majority, House decides.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE(TAKEN FROM MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WEBSITE)
As established by Federal Law, on the first Monday after the second Wednesday of December after a Presidential General Election, each State's Electors will meet in their respective State capitals and cast their electoral votes.
The electoral votes are sealed and transmitted from each State to the President of the Senate who, on a designated date, opens and reads them before both houses of Congress.
QUALIFICATION AND SELECTION METHOD
No Senator or Representative, or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States, shall be appointed as an elector. (Article II, U.S. Constitution) There are no specific rules for the method of selecting electors. However, some political parties select one person residing in each of the 8 congressional districts and 2 at-large.