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It didn't actually break down. The system we have and the system back then is still the same! The problem was that there were no allowances or precepts for the seperate balloting for President and Vice-President (hence the need for the 12th Amendment) in the Constitution. The Constitution is very clear about ties in the electoral college (it goes to the House of Representatives) but there was nothing in there about what had happened (Jefferson getting 73 votes and Burr getting 73 votes--but Jefferson was running for Pres and Burr was running for VP). Since there wasn't seperate balloting, and in the past up to this point, the guy who came in second place became Vice-President anyway, they thought that since they had the same number of votes, that it was for the top job vs second place. To break that tie, of course, it went to the House of Representatives. In this particular instance, they voted 35 times in the House to try to break the tie, but finally, Alexander Hamilton swayed the voting to Jefferson, and on the 36th vote, Jefferson became the 3rd President of the U.S. As a result of this (and some other things), Burr will eventually kill Hamilton in a duel.
The rise of political parties resulted in the electoral system breaking down in the election of 1800. The election was between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
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Which president has gotten the most electoral votes in history?
In 1984, Ronald Reagan was elected with 525 electoral votes, the largest number ever won by any president ever. This was also the largest percentage of possible electoral votes ever won. However, the electoral vote system was changed in 1872, so the number of electors won by presidents elected prior to 1872 cannot be compared perfectly with the current system.In the 1936 election, Roosevelt won re-election over the Republican candidate, Alfred M. Landon, sweeping every state except Maine and Vermont. The electoral vote was 523 for Roosevelt to 8 for Landon
How many Delegates in the Electoral College in Florida?
Allocation Factor Total Base Dels Dist. Level At- Large PL/ EOs Total Pldgd Dels DNC Mbrs U.S. Cong. Dem. Govs. Dist. Party Ldrs Add-on Upldg . Total Upldg Dels Total Del. Votes Total # of Dels Total # of Alts Total Delg. Size 0.05137 154 115 39 23 177 12 9 0 0 3 24 201 201 27 228
What was the main reason that Americans waited for over a year after fighting broke out to declare their independence?
because many colonist remained loyal to the British
Why was an alliance with France important to the continental army?
Because France had money and the Americans were broke and also had more soliders to help them battle against the British
Why did the parliament want to tax the colonists?
Because the British were broke after many wars, and to raise money, they taxed the colonists.
The twelfth amendment was the result of the presidential election of?
1800, where there was a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The tie broke the electoral college because both candidates received the same number of electoral votes. This led to the passage of the twelfth amendment, which changed the way the president and vice president were elected.
Why couldn't President Andrew Jackson intervene to help the Cherokees remain where they were?
Because he was busy fund raising for the next election and the Cherokees were broke.
If Ac system broke can your car still over heat?
Umm yes because there is no AC........
What was as the Roman Empire declined its famous road system suffered. Roads gradually broke down because they were not maintained. What was a major effect of this?
As the Roman Empire declined, its famous road system suffered. Roads gradually broke down because they were not maintained. What was a major effect of this? Communication in the empire became less reliable.
What did the assembly do to the court system?
It broke them.
Which language system most likely broke down in the following sentence?
It seems the syntax or grammar system broke down in the sentence.
Which president has gotten the most electoral votes in history?
In 1984, Ronald Reagan was elected with 525 electoral votes, the largest number ever won by any president ever. This was also the largest percentage of possible electoral votes ever won. However, the electoral vote system was changed in 1872, so the number of electors won by presidents elected prior to 1872 cannot be compared perfectly with the current system.In the 1936 election, Roosevelt won re-election over the Republican candidate, Alfred M. Landon, sweeping every state except Maine and Vermont. The electoral vote was 523 for Roosevelt to 8 for Landon
How many registered political parties in India?
The website Indian Elections broke the 2004 Indian Election results down to having 301 party/coalitions in a First Past the Post electoral system.The BJP+ was a coalition of 10 political parties of which 9 won seats.The INC+ was a coalition of 16 political parties of which 12 won seats.And OTHERS were designated as 270 political parties of which 19 won seats.The results means that 40 political parties won seats in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament.The website for the Electoral Commission of India in the results of the 2004 election reported 231 participating political parties.
Why is The Election of 1860 considered one of the causes of the American Civil War?
Because Lincoln was elected on a ticket of no new slave-states. This meant that the South would always be outvoted in Congress. So they broke away.
Did the Watergate Scandal affect Nixon's re election chances?
No- the scandal broke after Nixon had already been re-elected/
Why did the cars broke up?
In my opinion, they broke up because they wanted to.
Who chooses the president of the US if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes?
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United State Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
