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Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. In 1803 Congress proposed the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution - prescribing electors cast separate ballots for president and vice president - to replace the system outlined in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3. By June 1804, the states had ratified the amendment in time for the 1804 election.
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What did the twelfth amendment to the constitution do?
changed the way votes were cast for the President and vice president
Why was this process changed by the Twelfth Amendment?
Changed the process whereby the Electoral College, and if necessary the House of Representatives, chooses the President. It did not change the composition of the Electoral College
Who changed the vote second-most-electoral votes rule by requiring distinct ballots for president and vice president?
The 12th Amendment
Why was a US Constitutional amendment required to clarify the way votes are cast in the Electoral College?
A Constitutional amendment to clarify the way votes are cast in the Electoral College was necessary because it was unclear as to which votes were for the president and which votes were for the vice president. This was accomplished through the Twelfth Amendment.
What does the 12 amendment means?
The 12th constitutional amendment changed the procedure for electing the president and vice president. Members of the Electoral College became required to cast a vote for both president and vice president instead of two votes for president.
What does the twelfth amendment prevent?
The Twelfth Amendment, ratified in 1804, prevents the electoral college from casting two votes for the same person for President, thereby ensuring that electors distinctly vote for a President and a Vice President. This amendment was established to avoid the confusion and complications that arose in earlier elections, particularly the election of 1800, where candidates received equal votes. It also outlines the procedure for the election of the President and Vice President and clarifies the process for resolving ties or disputes in electoral votes.
What amendment separated voting for president and vice president in the electoral college?
The 12th Amendment of the Constitution states that electors are to vote separately for the president and vice president, on separate electoral ballots.Before this amendment the electors cast two votes in one election and the second-place finisher was made vice-president. In 1800 Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, tied in electoral votes, sending the election into the House of Representatives to decide and this event prompted the introduction and ratification of the 12th amendment in time for the 1804 election.The 12th amendment does this. .Before this amendment, ratified in the early 1800s, the person with the most votes became president and the person with the next greatest number of votes became vice president.
What amendment to the constitution changed the way we elect the president?
The amendment that changed the procedure for election of the President, but more especially the Vice President, was the 12th Amendment, ratified in 1804. Previously, the House of Representatives was involved in the electoral process, and the Vice President was the candidate receiving the second-highest number of electoral votes. The procedures in this amendment are essentially the same as are currently used.
What amendment made changes in the Electoral College system?
lol. i have that same question on my homework: 3. Which amendment did away with the system of voting by electors found in section 1 clause 2? _________________________________________________________
Why do you not elect a president by popular vote?
Because the President is elected based on Electoral votes. The US Constitution spells out the process for electing the President. Congress has never changed the way we do it.
What was the purpose of passing the twelfth Amendment?
The twelfth amendment to the US Constitution was intended to prevent having a President and Vice President voted in who were at odds with each other. Formerly, the Vice President was the presidential candidate with the second most votes. The amendment made it so that the Vice President was voted for separately and required a majority of the votes.
How was the vice president elected before 1804?
Before the 12th amendment was ratified, the presidential electors each cast two votes for President and the second place finisher was made the vice-president. Nowadays, separate votes are take for President and vice-president.
