Topic 11-3 - Presidential Elections

Reason the 12th Amendment was passed

• Election of 1800

• Electoral College

• Electoral Votes

• Presidential Elector

Group of presidential electors

• Election of 1800

• Electoral College

• Electoral Votes

• Presidential elector

Votes cast by presidential electors

• Election of 1800

• Electoral College

• Electoral Votes

• Presidential Elector

Person serving in the electoral college

• Election of 1800

• Electoral College

• Electoral Votes

• Presidential Elector

Separated presidential and vice presidential elections

• 12th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

• 26th Amendment

Served under a President of a different party

• Joe Biden

• Mike Pence

• Gerald Ford

• Thomas Jefferson

In the Framers' plan, a candidate would win which office with the second largest number of electoral votes?

• Chief Justice

• President

• Vice President

• Speaker of the House

Which determines the number of presidential electors for a state?

• Number of ballots cast

• Members of Congress

• Number of cities

• Number of counties

Which changed the Framers' plan for choosing a President?

• Private lawsuits

• The Supreme Court

• Dishonest electors

• Political parties

How did presidential electors cause the election crisis of 1800?

• Many refused to vote.

• Many were also candidates.

• They voted for people not on the ballot.

• They voted a tie for the presidency.