Circular Letters of Congressmen to Their Constituents 1789-1829 (1978), 3 vol; political reports sent by Congressmen to local newspapers ==Further reading== Encyclopedia of the New American Nation, 1754–1829 ed.
Political Parties in a New Nation: The American Experience, 1776–1809 (1963) Charles, Joseph.
Different state legislatures chose different methods: ==See also== Inauguration of John Adams Bibliography of Thomas Jefferson History of the United States (1789–1849) First Party System 1796 and 1797 United States House of Representatives elections 1796 and 1797 United States Senate elections ==Notes== ==References== Web references A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 ==Primary sources== Cunningham, Noble E., Jr.
The election marked the formation of the First Party System, and established a rivalry between Federalist New England and Democratic-Republican South, with the middle states holding the balance of power (New York and Maryland were the crucial swing states, and between them only voted for a loser once between 1789 and 1820). ==Candidates== With the retirement of Washington after two terms, both parties sought the presidency for the first time.
The Making of the American Party System 1789 to 1809 (1965), short excerpts from primary sources Cunningham, Noble E., Jr., ed.
Circular Letters of Congressmen to Their Constituents 1789-1829 (1978), 3 vol; political reports sent by Congressmen to local newspapers ==Further reading== Encyclopedia of the New American Nation, 1754–1829 ed.
Jeffersonian Republicans: The Formation of Party Organization: 1789–1801 (1957) Cunningham, Noble E., Jr., "John Beckley: An Early American Party Manager," William and Mary Quarterly, 13 (Jan.
The Federalist Era: 1789-1801 (1960). Pasley, Jeffrey L.
History of American Presidential Elections, 1789–1984 (Vol 1) (1986), essay and primary sources on 1796 Wood, Gordon S.
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815 (2009) ==External links== Presidential Election of 1796: A Resource Guide from the Library of Congress Election of 1796 in Counting the Votes Presidency of John Adams John Adams Thomas Jefferson
The Age of Federalism (1995) online version, the standard highly detailed political history of 1790s Freeman, Joanne.
A group of Democratic-Republican leaders met in June 1796 and agreed to support Jefferson for president and Burr for vice president. ==Results== Tennessee was admitted into the United States after the 1792 election, increasing the Electoral College to 138 electors. Under the system in place prior to the 1804 ratification of the Twelfth Amendment, electors were to cast votes for two persons for president; the runner-up in the presidential race was elected vice-president.
The 1796 United States presidential election was the third quadrennial presidential election.
It was held from Friday, November 4 to Wednesday, December 7, 1796.
Incumbent Vice President John Adams of the Federalist Party defeated former Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party. With incumbent President George Washington having refused a third term in office, the 1796 election became the first U.S.
Livingston, and former Governor George Clinton, to be the party's 1796 candidate for vice president.
A group of Democratic-Republican leaders met in June 1796 and agreed to support Jefferson for president and Burr for vice president. ==Results== Tennessee was admitted into the United States after the 1792 election, increasing the Electoral College to 138 electors. Under the system in place prior to the 1804 ratification of the Twelfth Amendment, electors were to cast votes for two persons for president; the runner-up in the presidential race was elected vice-president.
Partisanship and the Birth of America's Second Party, 1796-1800: Stop the Wheels of Government.
"Washington's Farewell, the French Alliance, and the Election of 1796," Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol.
"The Presidential Election of 1796," in Richard Alan Ryerson, ed.
The First Presidential Contest: 1796 and the Founding of American Democracy.
History of American Presidential Elections, 1789–1984 (Vol 1) (1986), essay and primary sources on 1796 Wood, Gordon S.
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815 (2009) ==External links== Presidential Election of 1796: A Resource Guide from the Library of Congress Election of 1796 in Counting the Votes Presidency of John Adams John Adams Thomas Jefferson
Different state legislatures chose different methods: ==See also== Inauguration of John Adams Bibliography of Thomas Jefferson History of the United States (1789–1849) First Party System 1796 and 1797 United States House of Representatives elections 1796 and 1797 United States Senate elections ==Notes== ==References== Web references A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 ==Primary sources== Cunningham, Noble E., Jr.
However, no action was taken on his proposal, setting the stage for the deadlocked election of 1800. ==Electoral college selection== The Constitution, in Article II, Section 1, provided that the state legislatures should decide the manner in which their Electors were chosen.
Under the electoral rules in place prior to the 1804 ratification of the Twelfth Amendment, the members of the Electoral College each cast two votes, with no distinction made between electoral votes for president and electoral votes for vice president.
Before the ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, each elector was to vote for two persons, but was not able to indicate which vote was for president and which was for vice president.
A group of Democratic-Republican leaders met in June 1796 and agreed to support Jefferson for president and Burr for vice president. ==Results== Tennessee was admitted into the United States after the 1792 election, increasing the Electoral College to 138 electors. Under the system in place prior to the 1804 ratification of the Twelfth Amendment, electors were to cast votes for two persons for president; the runner-up in the presidential race was elected vice-president.
The Making of the American Party System 1789 to 1809 (1965), short excerpts from primary sources Cunningham, Noble E., Jr., ed.
The election marked the formation of the First Party System, and established a rivalry between Federalist New England and Democratic-Republican South, with the middle states holding the balance of power (New York and Maryland were the crucial swing states, and between them only voted for a loser once between 1789 and 1820). ==Candidates== With the retirement of Washington after two terms, both parties sought the presidency for the first time.
(Greenwood 1989) online version Elkins, Stanley and Eric McKitrick.
Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2013. Schlesinger, Arthur Meier, ed.
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