Slides

1. POL 308
Fall 2019

9.  Nominations controlled by Congress
 Caucuses would review candidate’s
credentials and decide who to support
 Ended after 1824 Election

10. William
Crawford
John Quincy
Adams
Andrew
Jackson
Henry
Clay

12. Adams CLAY Jackson
This was a very lucrative offer for both sides, as being
Secretary of State served as a “stepping stone” to the presidency.
Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe had all served in this role
prior to winning the White House.

14.  Era of the Party NominatingConvention
 Selection from Congress  Political Parties
 Compromise Candidates
 Undistinguished
 Do party bidding

17.  Became center for
Jeffersonian politics in
NewYork
 Burr usedTammany in
1800 Election; elected
Vice President
Aaron Burr

18. Tammany leaders met with
Democratic nominee
Jackson and agreed to
endorse him in exchange for
federal jobs.

20.  Presidential candidates began to actively
campaign for office
 Candidates began to run in primary elections
 Diminishing influence of political parties
 Presidents using technology to reach public

22. EISENHOWER WITH SEN. BOBTAFT EISENHOWER CAMPAIGN AD

25.  Initiated by Democratic Party, but GOP
eventually adopts rules as well
 Written Rules for State Delegate Selection
 Banned ProxyVoting by Party Bosses
 Diversification of Convention Delegates
 Women, Minorities,Youth

26.  Increase in Number of Presidential Primaries
 Surge in Outsider Candidates
 Increasing Role of Media
 Longer Process
 Candidate Fatigue and Public Boredom
 Rising Costs of Campaigns

38.  Found in Article II of the Constitution
 Basic Qualifications:
 Natural-born citizen of the United States
 At least 35 years old
 U.S. resident for 14 years

40.  Presidential elections do not occur by popular vote,
but indirectly through Electoral College.
 Found in Article II, Section I
 Allocating Electoral CollegeVotes by State:
 Number of Reps +Two Senators = #of Electors
 Illinois: 18 Reps+ 2 Senators = 20 ElectoralVotes
 Winner has most Electoral CollegeVotes—Usually

41.  Modified through Amendments
 Twelfth – Separated balloting for Pres andVP
after 1800 Election between Jefferson and Burr
 Twenty-Third – DC given representation in EC

42.  Citizens vote for slate of state electors
 “Winner-Take-All” or “Unit Rule’ Method
 Exceptions are Maine and Nebraska (Cong. Districts)
 Electors meet in state capitol to cast voters
following election
 Methods of Selecting Electors
 Issue of “Faithless Electors”

43.  President of Senate (VP) reads votes
 Election requires 50% + 1 of total number of
all 538 Electoral CollegeVotes or 270
 VP announces their election...or defeat
 If no majority in Electoral College, House
votes for President and Senate forVice Pres

46.  Political Stability andTwo-Party System
 Minority Interests
 Personal Campaigning – Urban/Rural Areas
 Contested Recounts in Few States
 Winner’sVictory and “Mandate”
 Works OverTime

47.  MostVotes = Win Election
 PopularVote Loss/Electoral College Win
 1876, 1888, 2000
 “Faithless” Electors
 “Battleground” States
 DepressedVoterTurnout
 Dilution of Popular Will

48. 1876
Hayes vs.Tilden
2000
Bush vs. Gore
1888
Cleveland vs. Harrison