Alabama Social Studies SS24.6.20d
The Standard
- SS24.6.20
- Trace the development of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican political parties in the 1790s, and describe the role of political parties in the American political system.
Describe the significance of the Election of 1800 as setting the precedent for a peaceful transition of power and the electoral reform the election produced.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how power passed from John Adams to his political rival Thomas Jefferson without violence. They connect the Jefferson-Burr electoral tie to the later change requiring separate electoral votes for president and vice president.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can put the election, the electoral tie, the House vote, and the Twelfth Amendment in order. They can explain how separate votes for president and vice president prevent the same kind of tie.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think Jefferson and Burr tied in the popular vote, or that Adams refused to leave office. Some think the Twelfth Amendment ended the Electoral College instead of changing how electors voted.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Why did Adams handing power to Jefferson matter? Identify which votes tied Jefferson and Burr, then name the change made to electoral ballots.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards marked Jefferson 73, Burr 73, and Adams 65; have them sort the results and send the tie to the House.
Ask: Why did Adams leaving office peacefully matter when his political rival won?
Play a two-round ballot game: first let each elector choose two presidential candidates, then use separate president and vice president ballots.
Show a 2024 Electoral College vote certificate; have students circle the separate president and vice president votes and compare them with 1800.
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