MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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became the President by winning all of the Electoral Votes
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became the Vice President because he got the 2nd most votes in the Electoral College
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -With both parties’ electors divided on their choice of a vice president, Jefferson finished second in the electoral vote ahead of Adams’ intended running mate, Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina, making him vice president-elect.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson ran against Adams for president. Since he received the second highest electoral vote, he automatically became vice president under the system that existed at the time.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the experiences of the 1796 and 1800 elections, Congress passed, and the states ratified, the 12th Amendment to the Constitution. Added in time for the 1804 election, the amendment stipulated that the electors would now cast two votes: one for President and the other for Vice President.
Detailed explanation-4: -Following the American Revolutionary War and prior to becoming the nation’s third president in 1801, Jefferson was the first United States secretary of state under George Washington and then the nation’s second vice president under John Adams.