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The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides the procedure by which the President and Vice President are elected. It replaced Article 2, Section 1, Clause 3, which provided the original procedure by which the Electoral College functioned. Problems with this procedure were demonstrated in the elections of 1796 and 1800. The Twelfth Amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9, 1803 and was ratified by the requisite number of state legislatures on June 15, 1804
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When was Amendment XI ratified?
It was ratified in 1781.
What amendment separated voting for president and vice president in the electoral college?
The 12th Amendment of the Constitution states that electors are to vote separately for the president and vice president, on separate electoral ballots.Before this amendment the electors cast two votes in one election and the second-place finisher was made vice-president. In 1800 Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, tied in electoral votes, sending the election into the House of Representatives to decide and this event prompted the introduction and ratification of the 12th amendment in time for the 1804 election.The 12th amendment does this. .Before this amendment, ratified in the early 1800s, the person with the most votes became president and the person with the next greatest number of votes became vice president.
What one amendment was ratified in a different way than the others?
The one amendment that was ratified in a different way than the others was the Twenty-first Amendment. It was ratified using a state ratifying convention.
Gregory Watson is associated with which amendment?
Gregory Watson is associated with the 27th amendment because he led the movement to get the amendment ratified. The 27th Amendment was ratified in May of 1992.
In what year was the fifth amendment established?
The fifth amendment was ratified in 1791.
Which amendment was ratified because of a tie vote in the Presidential election of 1800?
12th amendment
When was the 14th Amendment ratified?
The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868.
What does the story of the amendments look like?
The first amendment was ratified in 1791.It introduced the Freedom of religion,Freedom of speech,Freedom of the press,rights of assembly,and rights and petition.The second amendment was ratified in 1791.It talked about the right to bear arms.The third amendment was ratified in 1791.It talked about the housing of soldiers.The fourth amendment was ratified in 1791.It talked about search and arrest warrants.The fifth amendment was ratified in 1791.It talked about rights in criminal cases.The sixth amendment was ratified in 1791.It talked about rights to fair trial.The seventh amendment was ratified in 1791.It talked about rights in civil cases.The eighth amendment was ratified in 1791.It talked about bails,fines,and punishments.The ninth amendment was ratified in 1791.It talked about rights retained by the people.The tenth amendment was ratified in 1791.It talked about powers retained by the states and the people.The eleventh amendment was ratified in 1795.It talked about lawsuits against states.The 12th amendment was ratified in 1804.It talked about the election of the president and the vice president.The 13th amendment was ratified in 1865.It ended slavery in the United States.The 14th amendment was ratified in 1868.It gave rights to black people who were once slaves.The 15th amendment was ratified in 1870.It gave black people the right to vote.The 16th amendment was ratified in 1913.It talked about income taxes.The 17th amendment was ratified in 1913.It talked about the direct election of senators.The 18th amendment was ratified in 1919.It talked about prohibition of liquor.The 19th amendment was ratified in 1920.It gave women the right to vote.The 20th amendment was ratified in 1933.It talked about terms of the president and congress.The 21st amendment was ratified in 1933.It talked about the repeal of prohibition.The 22nd amendment was ratified in 1951.It talked about the limitation of presidents to two terms.The 23rd amendment was ratified in 1961.It gave people in Washington D.C. the right to vote.The 24th amendment was ratified in 1964.It talked about poll taxes.The 25th amendment was ratified in 1967.It talked about the presidential disability and succession.The 26th amendment was ratified in 1971.It gave 18 year old people the right to vote.The 27th amendment was ratified in 1992.It talked about congressional salaries.The Constitution was signed in 1788.It created the three branches of the federal government of the United States.The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.It made the United States a country.
Which amendment shortened the time between the out going president and the in coming president?
The 20th Amendment, ratified in 1933, moved the date of the President's inauguration to January 20 from March 4.
When was Amendment XI ratified?
It was ratified in 1781.
Why was an amendment to abolish slavery not ratified?
It was ratified!
When was Amendment XII ratified?
It was ratified in 1804.
How many economic amendment have been ratified?
One economic amendment has been ratified.
When was the 18th amendment ratified-?
the 18th amendment was ratified on january.16,1919
Who passed the 12th admedments?
The 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress on December 9, 1803, and ratified by the states on June 15, 1804. It was passed during Thomas Jefferson's presidency.
What was the 13 14 and 15 amendment?
Duing the Reconstruction period; 1865, 1866, 1869.
In what year was the last amendment ratified?
The last amendment, which is the 27th Amendment to the United States Constitution, was ratified in 1992.
