PC I Electing the President-Rutherford B Hayes and 1876-Student Program

8/2/2019 PC I Electing the President-Rutherford B Hayes and 1876-Student Program

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Educating Young People about the Constitution

www.BillofRightsInstitute.org

Presidents and the ConstitutionElecting The President

Rutherford B. Hayes and the

Election of 1876


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Presidents and the Constitution Resources

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At the Jacob Riis Polling Station in the East Village,

one voter admitted voting for Obama because he wascute (1).

In a letter to the Berkshire Eagle, published Sunday:"Some people who voted for George W. Bush did so

solely because he seems like the kind of guy youcould sit down and have a beer with. (2).

These two quotes are actual reasons why people casttheir vote for President. Do many people vote for

these reasons? Should we continue to have theElectoral College?

Directions: Read Dr. Marc Landys Essay on pages120-122. Underline or highlight the facts you thinkare important.

(1)http://journalism.nyu.edu/publishing/archives/pavement/archive/polling-place-draw-voters-old-and-young-passive-and-pumped/print/index.html

(2)http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2008/09/want-a-presiden/
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Constitutional Connection Activity

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Electing The President


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Critical Engagement Question

Evaluate Congress decision to devise an extra-constitutional solution to the electoral votecontroversy of 1876.

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The Electoral

Commissionappointed toresolve thedisputedpresidentialelection of

1876.

Rutherford B. Hayes and the Election of 1876


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Objectives

Trace the events that led to theelection of Rutherford B. Hayes.

Analyze the provisions of theU.S. Constitution that describe

the presidential election process. Evaluate Congress appointment

of a special commission inabsence of any constitutional

provisions for disputed electoralvote counts.

Predict solutions should asimilar situation arise in thefuture. 5


President Rutherford B. Hayes


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Background/Homework

Handout A: Rutherford B. Hayes and theDisputed Election of 1876

1. According to Amendment 12, how are

electoral votes to be counted?2. Why was the electoral vote in doubt in1876?

3. On what issues did Hayes and Tildenagree?

4. Why was Reconstruction coming to anend regardless of who won the election?

5. In what ways did both parties violatethe principles of a free and fair election?

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Warm-Up

Dramatically read Handout B: Setting the Scene

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PresidentialElection Postersfor the 1876Election. TheRepublican

CandidateHayes (left) andthe DemocraticCandidateTilden (right)



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Activity

Read Article II and the 12th Amendment of Appendix B: The UnitedStates Constitution and answer the following questions:

1. According to the 12th Amendment, who is responsible for the actualcounting of the votes?

2. Who has the authority to decide, in the event of a dispute, which set ofvotes to count?

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Illustrationalluding to the

LouisianaVoting Board inthe Election of1876



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Activity continued

Brainstorm responses to the questions on Handout C: What WouldYou Do

Discuss your responses to the last two questions on Handout C andvote on the best solution.

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State House ofLouisianascertification ofvoting results in

the Election of1876



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Activity II

Complete Handout D: Tildens Response to the Election

Discuss how you paraphrased question 8

Did you agree or disagree with the statement or not?

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Illustrationalluding to the

anger over theproblems withthe Election of1876 and theresultingCompromise of

1877



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The Issues Endure

Research the presidential elections of 1876 and 2000 and thenanswer the questions:

1) How did the political solution devised in 1876 result in apolitical outcome?

2) Contrast the process and solution in 1876 with those in 2000.

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Extension

Cartoonist Thomas Nast chronicled the developments of thecampaign and election of 1876 in Harpers Weekly. GoogleThomas Nast cartoons 1876 Election and review Nastscartoons. Select two or three cartoons you believe would be themost important in telling the story of the election of 1876.

Create your own cartoons (cartoon link on left-hand side ofpage) that represent key events in the Election of 1876.

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Nast illustrationreferring tocorrupt voting

in 1876


Documents

PC I Electing the President-Rutherford B Hayes and 1876-Student Program