THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1800
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Question
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What significant change occurred in 1804 as a result of the issues in the election of 1800?
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Congress passed the 12th Amendment, which required the Electoral College to vote for only one candidate from a political party.
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The political parties signed an agreement about how to resolve disputed elections in the future.
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Congress passed the 12th Amendment, which required the Electoral College to vote for president and vice president separately.
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The political parties signed an agreement to unify, which led President Jefferson to say:“We are all Republicans. We are all Federalists.”
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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: -The 1804 United States presidential election was the fifth quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, November 2, to Wednesday, December 5, 1804. Incumbent Democratic-Republican president Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina.
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