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The Origins of the Twelfth Amendment: The Electoral College in the Early Republic, 1787-1804, Vol. 344 »

Authors: Tadahisa Kuroda
ISBN-13: 9780313291517, ISBN-10: 0313291519
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: August 1994
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Tadahisa Kuroda

TADAHISA KURODA is Professor of History and Associate Dean of the Faculty at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Book Synopsis

"Kuroda, in a concise format and readable text, offers a complete assessment of the college from its 1787 inception to its 1804 revision that has long been needed and is well worth reading." New York State Historical Association

	Preface
	Introduction	1
I	A Republican Hand: No Kings, No Queens	5
1	Origins of the Electoral College	7
2	The Ratification Debate	17
3	The First Presidential Election	27
4	New York Abstains	39
II	Learning to Play	51
5	New Rules for the Game in 1792	53
6	An Election without Washington	63
7	Preparations for 1800	73
8	The Election of 1800	83
9	The Contingency Election of 1801	99
10	The Electoral College in 1801	107
III	Shuffling the Deck	115
11	Partisan Principles and Interests	117
12	The House Initiates an Amendment	127
13	The Senate Adopts a Different Plan	133
14	The House Concurs	145
IV	Winner-Take-All	153
15	Ratification of the Twelfth Amendment	155
16	The Election of 1804	163
	Epilogue	171
	App. A.1 Electoral Vote 1792	176
	App. A.2 Electoral Vote 1796	177
	App. A.3 Electoral Vote 1800	178
	App. A.4 Electoral Vote 1804	179
	Notes	181
	Select Bibliography	221
	Index	231