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The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution replaced Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, which pertained to Presidential elections. That clause had stated that each member of the U.S. Electoral College would cast two votes for the President, with the person receiving a majority of the Electoral Votes becoming the President and the runner-up becoming the Vice President. Problems with this system were demonstrated by the elections of 1796 and 1800. The Twelfth Amendment, proposed by the U.S. Congress on December 9, 1803 and ratified by the requisite number of state legislatures on June 15, 1804, required electors to cast two distinct votes: one for President and another for Vice President
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Who won one of the most disputed presidential elections in history?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Why was Washington DC not represented in the presidential election until 1961?
Congress' fear of a civilian revolt in Washington kept it without any rights until 1961, when the 23rd amendment to the Constitution for the first time allowed DC the right to vote in presidential elections.
How many times did Abraham Lincoln run for President?
Abraham Lincoln ran for president twice, in 1860 and 1864.
What were politics like in the gilded age?
The dominant political party in presidential elections was the Republican party.
What did congress do to prevent a deadlock in presidential elections?
they ask the house of representatives to vote Congress passed the Twelfth Amendment, in 1803. The amendment requires electors to vote for the president and vice president on separate ballots. The amendment was ratified in 1804.
