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Why was the election of 1800 unusual?
It was unusual because it brought about a deadlock in the House. A constitutional defect was revealed through it. Through an outdated provision in the constitution, there was a tie between the Republican candidates standing for president and the vice president between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Finally Jefferson won.
What is a race between candidates for elective office?
campaign
What is the difference between electoral votes and popural votes?
electoral vote is the population of the state and and the amount of citizen that live state and popular votes is the amount of citizen that vote for a presidential election
Who chooses the vice president if the electoral college does not have a majority?
If no candidate for vice-president gets a majority of electoral votes, the Senate elects the vice-president from the among the two highest in list of people getting votes from the electors. One would expect that they would chose the running mate of the new president, but they are not required to do so.
If the presidential vote in the electoral college results in a tie?
If the electoral vote splits 269-269, the House of Representatives would decide between the two candidates via a special procedure in which the each state gets one vote. They would keep voting until they do come out with a majority for one candidate.
