1. below is an excerpt from the original constitution. it was later modified by the 12 amendment. read the text and
answer the question below.

article ii, section 1.
(the electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be
an inhabitant of the same state with themselves. and they shall make a list of all the persons voted for, and of the
number of votes for each; which ust they shall sign and certily, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the
united states, directed to the president of the senate. the president of the senate shall in the presence of the senate
and house of representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. the person having the
greatest number of votes shall be the president if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors
appointed, and if there be more than one who have such majority, and have an equal number of votes then the house
of representatives sholl immediately chuse by ballot one of them for president, and if no person have a majority, then
from the five highest on the list the said house shallin ke manner chuse the president. but in chusing the president, the
votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote, a quorum for this purpose shall
consist of a member or members from two thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a
choice in every case, after the choice of the president, the person having the greatest number of votes of the electors
shall be the vice president. but if there should remain two or more who have equal votes, the senate shall chuse from
them by ballot the vice president."
the congress may determine the time of choosing the electors and the day on which they shall give their votes which
day shall be the same throughout the united states.

2.explain the original process of electing a president and vice president according to the constitution. how does it differ
from today?