The evidence is that many of the townsfolk don't want him to actually properly defend Tom Robinson and in all fairness he did not believe he would actually win the case but it was important to try. He defended Tom to the best of his ability as he believes it is the right thing to do and that everyone has a right to a fair trial.
The correct answer is The House of Representatives elects the President and the Senate elects the Vice President.
This has happened in American history before. During the election of 1824, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson were the two candidates. Neither men received the amount of electoral votes needed to win. The vote went to the House of Representatives, who picked John Quincy Adams.
the answer is spheres of influence.