04.04 Jefferson Brings Change!—411 File

Part 1: Somebody…wanted…but…so Chart

Directions: Complete this sentence based on the current or historical event you are studying:

wanted but so .

An example has been provided for you.

Somebody Wanted But So

American voters

a non-Federalist president in the 1800 election

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr both won 73 electoral votes

the House of Representatives took a vote and declared Jefferson the winner.

Jefferson Brings Change!—411 File

American voters wanted a non-Federalist president in the 1800 election, but Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr both won 73 electoral votes, so the House of Representatives took a vote and declared Jefferson the winner.

Explanation:

In "Somebody wanted, but so" sentence constructions, the different actors and their roles are clearly spelt out.  The elements are Character, Motivation/Goal, Conflict, and Resolution/Outcome.  

The character figure is the subject.  "American voters" is the character and the subject of the sentence.  Their goal is for "a non-Federalist president in the 1800 election."  This is their motivation for voting.

The conflict is followed by the conjunction, "but."  In this case, the conflict is that "but Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr both won 73 electoral votes."  

Resolution:  To resolve the conflict, "the House of Representatives took a vote and declared Jefferson the winner."  This is the resolution of the conflict.

The outcome is the declaration of Jefferson as the winner.

Thomas Jefferson was a Federalist president while Aaron Burr was the non-Federalist president that the majority of American voters wanted but could not overwhelmingly vote for, according to the electoral college system.  This caused a tie that was decided by the House of Representatives.

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d) a constitutional amendment