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The Twelfth Amendment was passed. It changed the way presidents are elected. It was no longer the first place votes would be President and second place would be VP.
The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure by which the President and Vice President are elected.
The direct consequence of the election of 1800 was the amendment to the constitution that stipulated separate electoral college balance for president and vice president. It was the 12th amendment to be added to the constitution.
The Twelfth Amendment made the voting process uniform.
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It lead to the creation of the Twelfth Amendment, which addresses the issue of choosing the Vice President. The protocol prior to this election was that the Presidential candidate with the most votes would win the office of President, and the second-place candidate would be awarded the office of Vice President. However, this system became flawed in 1800, and it became clear that this could not be a permanent system. The Twelfth Amendment was written in order to solve that problem.
1800, where there was a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The tie broke the electoral college because both candidates received the same number of electoral votes. This led to the passage of the twelfth amendment, which changed the way the president and vice president were elected.
12th amendment
It lead to the creation of the Twelfth Amendment, which addresses the issue of choosing the Vice President. The protocol prior to this election was that the Presidential candidate with the most votes would win the office of President, and the second-place candidate would be awarded the office of Vice President. However, this system became flawed in 1800, and it became clear that this could not be a permanent system. The Twelfth Amendment was written in order to solve that problem.
This amendment was prompted by the election of 1800 and the problems occurring in the election of President Thomas Jefferson and his running mate Aaron Burr.
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