MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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12th amendment
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1st amendment
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5th amendment
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Twelfth Amendment stipulates that each elector must cast distinct votes for president and vice president, instead of two votes for president.
Detailed explanation-2: -The only constitutional change that resulted from the election of 1800 was the twelfth amendment requiring separate electoral votes for president and vice president.
Detailed explanation-3: -With the vote tied, the presidential election was then decided by the House of Representatives as stipulated in Article II, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution. After thirty-six ballots, the Federalist-controlled House finally elected Thomas Jefferson president on February 17, 1801.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the end of a long and bitter campaign, Jefferson and Burr each won 73 electoral votes, Adams won 65, and Pinckney won 64.