The most common method of ratification is the three-fourths vote of the state legislatures. When the people prefer a change, Congress passes the amendment and the state legislatures vote to ratify. "Congressional proposal of the amendment is by a two-thirds majority vote in both houses. State ratification is by three-fourths majority" (Mount, 2006). The other ratification method is by convention that involves an entirely different body from the legislature.
Nebraska is traditionally a Republican-voting state, and as a result, voters in the state are leaning toward Republican, Mitt Romney. (270towin) Nebraska's recent presidential voting history Election in 1996: Bob Dole (R) 54%, Bill Clinton (D) 35% Election in 2000: George W. Bush (R) 62%, Albert Gore, Jr (D) 33%, Election in 2004: George W. Bush (R) 51%, John F. Kerry (D) 48%, Election in 2008: Barack Obama (D), electoral vote – 365, popular vote – 69,297,997 Main opponent, John McCain (R), electoral vote – 173, popular vote – 59,597,520 Recent polling data from Nebraska for the 2012 presidential general
Still the Electoral College and its difficulties remain. In his book Securing Democracy: Why We Have an Electoral College, Gary Gregg explains the origins of the Electoral College and options for reform: “The Electoral College does not work as it was intended to work by the framers of our constitution.” This is a problem that has been explored very thoroughly and there is as of yet no satisfactory solution. Despite the vital importance of our nation’s voting process, this issue remains unresolved—an obstacle in our nation’s dedication to representation of the people. In any discussion of the Electoral College it is vital to keep in mind the origin of the voting system. The Electoral College was not a spur of the moment thing and
Marcel Lambert English 15 Section 4 February 1, 2013 The Presidential Nomination Process Both major political parties in the United States select their presidential candidates through a process of primary elections. However, voters do not directly select presidential nominees in these primaries. Instead, they choose delegates from their respective states who will attend a national party convention to nominate a presidential candidate for their party. Democratic Party Nomination Process Convention Delegates includes a total number of delegates divided into two sections, pledged and unpledged. Pledged Delegates, The fifty states and the District of Columbia are awarded a number of delegates equal to fifteen percent of their number of base delegates to be filled by party leaders and elected officials.
How were candidates for president chosen? Jeffersonian Democracy – Candidates for presidency were chosen by meetings of political leaders. The meetings were called caucuses. In the conferences groups of people convened and talked about who should be chosen. Jacksonian Democracy – Because of the introduction of political parties, nominating conventions chose candidates for president during Jacksonian Democracy.
Nkolo Nyada Chapter 12 Paper Should the Electoral College Be Abolished? Richard J. Durbin argues that the Electoral College should be abolished. He believes that a president should be elected through the majority vote. He does not like the idea that if the difference between states votes are 5%, that all the electoral votes should be given to the winner. A “winner take all” sort of thing.
Patrick Kim HIS-112 US Hist Since Reconst August 4, 2010 The United States presidential election of 2000 was the epic battle between Republican candidate George Walker Bush and Democratic candidate Al Gore. At the time George Bush was the governor of Texas and Al Gore was the Vice President to Bill Clinton. The unfortunate outcome of the election was the victory of Bush narrowly winning the November 7th election with 271 electoral votes compared to Gore’s 266(Federal Election Commission). The winner of the election was determined by the 25 electoral votes coming from Florida and this is where the major controversy stems from. Clearly, some awry events occurred that prevented the election of the true President of the United States, Al Gore.
• The makeup of the electorate: What types of people were allowed and not allowed to vote? • Campaign practices: How did candidates organize their campaigns and make themselves known to the people? • Background of candidates: How were Adams’s and Jackson’s backgrounds different, and how did they compare to those of earlier presidents? • Voter turnout: About how many people voted in the 1828 election compared to earlier elections? |Your Score |___ of 50 | There has been a majority of differences since the elections of the 1800’s.
The Twelfth Amendment, ratified in 1804, changed the method of voting in the Electoral College by requiring the electors to cast separate ballots for President and Vice President. (Originally, the electors voted for two candidates for President, with the runner-up becoming Vice President.) But the point of the amendment was to make party competition compatible with the separation of powers by securing the President's independence from Congress. Without that change in the Constitution, the power of electing the President effectively would have devolved from the people (represented indirectly in the Electoral College) to the House of Representatives, where ties between presidential and vice presidential candidates would be decided (as in 1800), and where all sorts of electoral mischief was
If a party gains a majority it will be offered the chance to form government by the Queen. The MP is then responsible for representing all constituents, even those who didn’t elect the member. For example in 2005 George Galloway received only 18.4% of his constituents but was still elected MP for Bethnal Green and Bow. [1] This high proportion of constituents who didn’t vote for Galloway is not a unique anomaly, during the 2005 election only three MPs secured more than 40% of their constituents votes. It may be argued that voter apathy has a large influence on this