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There was a tie. Jefferson and Burr received the same number of electoral votes. Presidential. Candidate. Political. Party. Electoral.
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Article II, Section I The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President…if there is an…equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately choose by Ballot one of them for President…
“My opinion is, after mature reflection, that if Jefferson and Burr come with equal votes to the House of Representatives, the former ought to be preferred by the Federalists. Mr. Jefferson is respectably known in Europe–Mr. Burr little and that little not favorably for a President of the United States–Mr. Jefferson is a man of easy fortune–Mr. Burr, as I believe, is bankrupt beyond redemption. Mr. Jefferson is a man of fair character for integrity–Very different ideas are entertained of Mr. Burr... Mr. Jefferson, though too revolutionary in his ideas, is yet a lover of liberty and will be eager of something like orderly Government–Mr. Burr loves nothing but himself–thinks of nothing but his own enhancement– and will be content with nothing short of permanent power in his own hands... In a choice of Evils let them take the least–Jefferson is in every view less dangerous than Burr...
1.List three specific objections Alexander Hamilton had for Aaron Burr assuming the presidency:
There was a tie. Jefferson and Burr received the same number of electoral votes. Presidential Candidate Political Party Electoral Vote House Vote Thomas Jefferson Dem-Rep 73 62.5% Aaron Burr Dem-Rep 73 25.0% John Adams Federalist 65 0.0%
There are many countries erupting in violence when a new leader is set to take power. Why was the U.S. Presidential election of 1800 so historic? It was the first time in human history when there was a peaceful transfer of power. Adams and Jefferson were from different political parties and when Adams lost, he peacefully left the White House.
Even though Obama and Trump were members of different political parties and had very different points of view about how the government should be run…
…the Election of 2016 proved to the world, once again, that a peaceful transition of power (from one leader to another) is possible.
In his first inaugural address in 1981, Ronald Reagan said: My fellow citizens: To a few of us today, this is a solemn and most momentous occasion; and yet, in the history of our Nation, it is a commonplace occurrence. The orderly transfer of authority as called for in the Constitution routinely takes place as it has for almost two centuries and few of us stop to think how unique we really are. In the eyes of many in the world, this every- 4 - year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle.
