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Why did the house of Representatives decide the election of 1800-?
Ariannainspirit
The electorate at that time could vote for both the president and vice president separately, and the vote did not distinguish whether it was for president or vice president. Both Jefferson and Burr got a majority of votes, so the house had to vote to decide who was president and who was vice president.
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∙ 9y agoThe House of Representatives decided the election of 1800 because both candidates received the same amount of electoral votes.
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Did the house of representatives ever have to decide a presidential election?
1800 & 1824
The winner of the presidential election of 1800 was chosen by the?
House of Representatives
Why did the House of Represenatives decide the election of 1800?
jefferson berg
Who did the House of Representatives have to chose between for the presidential election of 1800?
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
What broke the tie in the election of 1800?
According to the Constitution, the House of Representatives had to choose between Burr and Jefferson. The federalists, however, still controlled the House of representatives. It was true that the Democratic-Republicans wanted Jefferson as their president. Even so, the Federalists would decide the winner. Members of the House of Representatives voted 36 time before finally electing Jefferson as President. Burr became vice-president.
What event precipitated the need for the 12th Amendment?
The Presidential Election of 1800 ended in a tie in the Electoral College. This sent the election to the House of Representatives where politics took over. Even though that election was salvaged, it was obvious that new rules were needed to prevent this happening again.
When Have there ever been ties in the presidential election?
In 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The House of Representatives eventually chose Jefferson after a long struggle.
What was the result of the presidential election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, and the House of Representatives elected Jefferson as president.
What was the result of presidential election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, and the House of Representatives elected Jefferson as president.
Can there be a tie in the presidential election?
Yes, and there has been (1800). If there was a tie, the House of Representatives would vote.
Did the incumbent win the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson won the presidential election of 1800. The election became complicated because Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, tied in electoral votes, so the House of Representatives decided the election .
What happened during the election of 1800 that led to the decision in the House of Representatives?
Jefferson and Burr tied in the number of electoral votes, 73. These are the votes that decide the president. Due to this, the decision went to the House of Representatives (I believe this rule is somewhere in the Constitution or one of its amendments.) Obviously, The House of Representatives voted for Jefferson, which is one of the reasons most of us have not heard of Burr and all of us have heard of Jefferson). The Jeffersonian Republicans, not to be confused with today's Republican party, (although they share many similar ideas), held the majority in the House. Thus resulted in President Jefferson.
