THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
PRESIDENT JEFFERSONS ELECTION AND JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY
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Question
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After the election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the 12th Amendment was created to ____
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fix conerns with the electoral college and the presidential election process
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silence the Federalists
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calm tensions between Great Britain and America
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establish a national banking system
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Passed by Congress December 9, 1803, and ratified June 15, 1804, the 12th Amendment provided for separate Electoral College votes for President and Vice President, correcting weaknesses in the earlier electoral system which were responsible for the controversial Presidential Election of 1800.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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