Political Developments: The purpose of the Vice-President Role

Question 1

What was one of the main purposes of the Vice-President?

Answer 1

To stand in-place in case the President at the time died in office

Question 2

Why were many Vice-Presidents chosen in elections?

Answer 2

To “Balance the ticket”

Question 3

What did it mean to “Balance the ticket”?

Answer 3

Have a Presidential candidate running for a party in a certain section of ideas in their party and having their Vice President be from a different section

Question 4

Name an election in the early Progressive era which was intended to “Balance the ticket”

Answer 4

The 1900 election

Question 5

Why was the 1900 election an example of balancing the ticket?

Answer 5

Because McKinley was more pro-business and Roosevelt was a Progressive

Question 6

Why would balancing the ticket be a benefit to a political party?

Answer 6

So that they could get more votes