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The Electoral College Created
This is the day that the founding fathers decided to have an alternate means of voting. They knew the dangers of uneducated voters as well as the dangers of a pure democracy. Source: "U. S. Electoral College, Official - What Is the Electoral College?" National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016. -
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Life of the Electoral College
A Quick Trip through time focusing on the impacts of the Electoral College and the outside legislation that have impacted it over the course of American history. -
8 States Joined the Union
In the Year 1788, 8 states had entered the union and each had made an impact on the number of electoral votes a candidate needs to win, as well as how many votes a candidate can win in each state. Source: Ipl2. "States Ranked by Date That State Entered the Union." States - Ranked by Date That State Entered the Union - Ipl2 Stately Knowledge: Facts about the United States. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016. -
First Election Using The Electoral College
This is the first Presidential election and we all know that George Washington won the required Electoral votes at the time. He was elected Unanimously. This is the first case in which we see the electoral college implemented in an election. Source: @MountVernon. "Presidential Election of 1789." George Washington's Mount Vernon. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016 -
12th Amendment Ratified
The twelfth amendment states that if neither candidate wins the majority of electoral votes, the choice is given to the House of Representatives. This will only happen one time in the course of the history of the United States. (The Election of 1824) Source: "Amendment XII Election of President and Vice President." National Constitution Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016 -
First Electoral Mess Up
Andrew Jackson had beaten John Q. Adams in both the electoral vote and the popular vote, but due to neither of the candidates reaching the required 131 electoral votes, the decision was given to the House of Representatives who chose John Q. Adams Source:"The 1824 Election and the "Corrupt Bargain"" Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016. -
14th Amendment Impacts the Electoral College
The 14th amendment was ratified and had a big impact on the electoral college. It granted equal protection under the law for all citizens. This made an impact due to the recently freed slaves now being counted as a whole person rather than 3/5 so the population and number of electoral votes would be changed, and it also gave the right to vote to all white males, not just those who owned property. Source: "Primary Documents in American History." 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: -
15th Amendment Impacts the Electoral College
The 15th amendment gave African American men the right to vote. This changed how many electoral votes each state got due to the updated population. Source: "Primary Documents in American History." 15th Amendment to the Constitution: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016. -
The First Candidate to Win the Electoral Vote but Not the Popular.
Rutherford B. Hayes had lost the popular vote but had won the electoral vote by only 1 vote. He was nominated president. Source: PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016 -
19th Amendment Ratified
The 19th Amendment granted all American women the right to vote. This had a big impact on the electoral system because typical red states turned blue and typical blue states turned red. Source: "America's Historical Documents | National Archives." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016. -
The Final Two States Join the United States
In 1959, Hawaii and Alaska had officially joined the United States and had completed the Electoral Map that we know and live by in today's elections. Source: "Alaska and Hawaii Became the 49th and 50th States of the USA Only after World War Two." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.
