Mid-Term Exam Review Part I

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Created at the Constitutional Convention with the purpose of selecting the President

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Electoral College

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The Electoral College system was a balance between two competing ideas for selecting the President

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Congressional Selection and Direct Democracy

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Plan that proposed the President is selected by Congress

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Virginia Plan

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Two reasons a direct, popular vote of the President was rejected by the Framers of the Constitution

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Framers did not trust the average citizen and it was thought to be impractical in such a large country

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The Electoral College was established as a balance between two competing interests

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State and Federal (National)

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The formula for determining the number of electors to award to each state

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The State's representatives in the House of Representatives plus Senate

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Original method of selecting President and Vice President

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Candidate with the most votes became President and the runner-up became Vice President

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Decided the election if no candidate received a majority of Electoral Votes

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House of Representatives

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Constitutional Amendment that made significant changes to the way the President and Vice President were selected

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12th Amendment

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Non-Democratic nomination process for President that was used early in U.S. history

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King Caucus