THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1800
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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ran for office together on the same ballot.
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were on separate ballots.
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remained on separate ballots
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decided on which campaign manager to have.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -It was held from October 31 to December 3, 1800. In what is sometimes called the “Revolution of 1800", the Democratic-Republican candidate, Vice President Thomas Jefferson, defeated the Federalist Party candidate, incumbent president John Adams.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The only constitutional change that resulted from the election of 1800 was the twelfth amendment requiring separate electoral votes for president and vice president.