Free States compromised 183 electoral votes. - hope this helps !
To be protected, to get treated fairly, and money
Based on the given passage above as quoted from President Barack Obama, the principle of bureaucracy that the quotation demonstrates is the hierarchical authority. The government is divided into an hierarchy. Those decisions that can easily be done are made in the lower levels. Once it becomes more difficult, this is passed up to the next higher levels. Hope this answer helps.
There were more than 1 person running for president, meaning it was the first contested election