
Twelfth Amendment and Electoral Process

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main purpose of the Twelfth Amendment?
To abolish the electoral college
To increase the number of electors
To allow direct election of the president
To separate the votes for president and vice president
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Under the original Constitution, how were the president and vice president chosen?
By the Supreme Court's decision
By electors voting for two persons, with the majority becoming president
By a single vote for a joint ticket
By separate votes for each position
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What unexpected development did the Founders not anticipate that led to issues in the elections of 1796 and 1800?
The increase in the number of states
The invention of new voting technology
The rise of political parties
The influence of foreign powers
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the election of 1796, who became vice president instead of Thomas Pinckney?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Aaron Burr
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the result of the tie between Jefferson and Burr in the 1800 election?
The election was decided by a national referendum
The election was decided by the Senate
The election was decided by the House of Representatives
The election was decided by the Supreme Court
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Twelfth Amendment change the voting process for electors?
Electors cast a single vote for a joint ticket
Electors cast two votes for vice president
Electors cast two votes for president
Electors cast one vote for president and one for vice president
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was a notable opponent of the Twelfth Amendment?
James Monroe
Gouverneur Morris
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
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