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=**The 12th amendment**=

**Questions and Answers:**
(A) Before the 12th amendment the two candidates who wanted become the president would have a chance to become the vice president or the president. When the elections took place the person who got the most votes became the president while the runner up became the vice president. (A) Citizens reacted well to the 12th amendment because it meant that the president and vice president would not have a rivalry between each other. The vice president would be mad at the president because the vice president wanted to become the president but this doesn't happen because of the 12th amendment. (A) The president was happy with the 12th amendment because he could have his choice of a vice president. This meant that he could be a more effective leader because the president's vice president would work with him not against him unlike before the 12th amendment was passed. (A) Ever since the 12th amendment was passed every president has been able to select a vice president as a running mate because they are elected together. There has been a smooth transition between presidents ever since the 12th amendment was passed, unlike the 1800's elections. (A) Before the 12th amendment the president didn't have the option for choosing a vice president. When the elections took place the person with more votes became the president while the runner up became the vice president. The runner up had to be the vice president and the president couldn't choose a different vice president. (A) The people who benefited from the 12th amendment were the president, the vice president, the government, and the citizens. Overall it made the president more effective as a leader. It also helped citizens when voting for the president. The government benefited because there is now a smooth transition after each election. (A) The idea for the 12th amendment was proposed by the Eighth Congress in December 1803. They proposed this because the 1800's elections resulted in a deadlock when Thomas Jefferson wasn't elected until 36th ballot of the Electoral College. (A) One of the problem with elections was that there was a rivalry between the president and the vice president both competing for the role of the president. Another problem was that people could manipulate the voting and keep the right president from getting elected. (A) The main reason the 12th amendment was written was because the difficult election of 1800 showed everybody that the Constitution had a problem in electing presidents. The only way to fix the Constitution was for a new amendment that would change the Constitution. (A) The only way for an amendment to be pass was if three quarters of all the states approved of the amendment. The amendment was submitted to the states by Congress in December of 1803. Most of the states approved of the amendment. Thirteen of Seventeen states agreed to this amendment and it was ratified in September in 1804.
 * 1. (Q) How did we determine the president and the vice president before the 12th amendment?**
 * 2. (Q) How did citizens react to the 12th amendment?**
 * 3. (Q) What was was the presidents reaction when the 12th amendment was created?**
 * 4. (Q) What was the effects of a vice president chosen by the president?**
 * 5. (Q) What were the options for choosing the vice president before the 12th amendment?**
 * 6. (Q) Who benefited from the 12th amendment?**
 * 7. (Q) Where did the idea from the 12th amendment come from?**
 * 8. (Q) What problems were there with elections before the 12th amendment?**
 * 9. (Q) What was the main reason the 12th amendment was written?**
 * 10. (Q) What role did the states have in passing the 12th amendment?**

**What issues prompted the creation of the 12th amendment? (JC)**
There were multiple issues that led to the creation of the 12th amendment. The first issue was that when a person wanted to become a president he ran by himself without a running mate and the vice president was elected by the person with the second most votes. This meant that it was possible to have a president and a vice president from different political parties. Another issue is that in the election of 1796 John Adams and Thomas Jefferson became president and vice president even though they were from different political parties. This made it difficult because John Adams and Thomas Jefferson didn't agree on many issues, with John Adams from Massachusetts in the North and Thomas Jefferson from Virginia in the South. The final issue was that in the election of 1800 the electoral college couldn't decide on the president and vice president. This created a deadlock which resulted in a total of 36 ballots to resolve and elect Thomas Jefferson as president. In conclusion the constitution was flawed and it led to two elections with major problems requiring the 12th amendment to fix these problems. (JC)

What **impact did the 12th amendment have on society at that time? (KF)**
The 12th amendment had a huge impact on society at the time it was created. Without it the president and the vice president would have a rivalry between each other. This is because when elections took place the candidate with the most votes became the president while the runner up became the vice president. The vice president would be angry at the president because the vice president wanted the presidents job. With the 12th amendment today with the president and the vice president don't have such a rivalry. At the time when the 12th amendment was created society was impacted in both negative and positive ways. For example the United States thought the 12th amendment was a much friendlier procedure. The president was able to choose the vice president which created no rivalry between them, unlike before the 12th amendment when the vice president was always furious with the president because he wanted to become the president. Although on the other hand, politicians started to get involved and formed politic parties which created a rivalry between the parties. All in all the 12th amendment had a huge impact on society at that time. (KF)

**Useful websites and videos!**
https://youtu.be/3QZPaLJuqp4

http://kids.laws.com/12th-amendment

https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/johnadams

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/deadlock-over-presidential-election-ends

=**How does our Constitutional amendments affect today's society?**=

**12th Amendment**
(Joseph Cartolano)

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