POL_SC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: John Quincy Adams, Corrupt Bargain
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Electoral college outline: pre-party design (why we have an electoral college) Wanted people who were informed to make decisions. Didn"t trust the general public to make the overall decision. # of votes based on how many representatives in house + 2 senators. Missouri has 10 electoral college votes (8 representatives + 2 senators) If a candidate wins the state in the popular vote, they get all of the electoral college votes for that state. If no one gets the majority, the house decides. If no one gets the majority in the vp, the senate decides. Martin van buren"s vp didn"t get the majority because his own state didn"t vote for him, so it went to the senate and he won. Jqa vs. jackson: jackson won popular vote, jqa and clay (speaker) made a deal. Thomas jefferson elected vs aaron burr: the constitution said whoever got the second most votes got vp.
