Amendment12W2

= by: Ana H and Karen Y = **__ Essential Question: __**  How do the issues which prompted the creation of the amendments compare with the issuse they are applied to today?

1. Q. Do we use the same process today as Article II? A. No, we do not use the same process today. Today, the president choose his running mate, the vice president. The vice president is not elected.

2. Q. How is this different from article II? A. The amendment is different from the article. They had to change this because in 1800 Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the election. So we did not know who was to be the president or the vice president. Therefore they changed it so the president and the vice president run at the same time but not against each other.

3. Q. Who is elligable to run for president and vice president? A. They must be a natrual boen citizen of the United States, that they be no less than thirty-five years old, and that they have been a resident of the United States for at least 14 years.

4. Q. Has the house of reps. ever had to elect the president? A. This has happened twice before. After the 1800 and 1824 elections. From that they elected Thomas Jefferson in 1800, and John Quincy Adams in 1824.

5. Q. Can the president and vice president be from the same state? A.Yes, they could be from the same state. However, the 12th amendment does say that electors may not vote for a president from their state. and vice president also from their state.

6. Q. When was it ratified? A. June 15, 1804

7. Q. Who wrote the amendment? A. Thomas Jefferson

8. Q. Why did they write this? A. They wrote this because there were problems happening with the election. In the 1800's, when there was an presidental election, Thomas Jefferson and his running mate Aaron Burr got in a tie by accident.

9. Q. Who came up with the amendment? A. The congress

10. Q. Why does the senete and house of reps. have to be included? A. They have to be included (to the vote) because if there was a tie between two presidents, they will choose the winner. media type="custom" key="21876790" align="left" = = = __ Current Events: __ =

__ Article date: __ November 7th 2012
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__ 5 things I learned: __
1. You need at least 270 electoral votes to win the election. 2. Every state has a different number of electoral votes. 3. There are sometimes swing states. 4. The canidates running for president choose a running mate who will become vice president if the canidate wins the election. 5. Sometimes former senetors, congressmen, and other political figures run for president to obtain a higher title.

__ Opinion (5-6 sentences): __
This was a very helpful article. It stated many details about the 12th amendment and the election in 2012. The article also explained the process. It states that the canidates choose their running mate. The electoral college plays a big part during elections. A canidate may win the popular vote but you must win the electoral vote to win.

__ Article date: __ November 7th, 2012
@http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/11/07/analysis-nation-moves-further-apart/1688031/

__ 5 things I learned: __

1. Obama is the first president since Franklin Roosevelt to win a second term when unemployment was so high and voters were so uneasy about the nations future, 2. Romney won the biggest majority of the white vote of any presidential candidate in U.S. history, who then failed to win the white house. 3. Obama won a solid majority of women and two-thirds of unmarried women. 4. Romney won a solid majority of men and of married women. 5. Obama was voted by more than 9 of 10 African Americans.

__ Opinion (5-6 sentences): __ This article talks about the election 2012. It explained this years election. It explained about this years candidates, and how it was voted this year. I felt that the results of this years election was valid, and this article explained the data well. I think I understand better about the election than before.