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The original plan was the make the person with second most votes for president the vice president. Trouble started brewing at the third presidential election in 1796 when the two main candidates, Adams and Jefferson espoused different views on federal government and political parties began forming in support of these differing views. Once a two-party system evolved, it was clear that the president and vice president would always be from different parties under the original system so the death of a president would result in the losing candidate becoming president.

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