Amend12C4

=12C4= =Twelfth Amendment=

__In 7th Grade Language__
The 12th amendment is the procedure for electing the president and vice president. (Jessica Coghlan)

__10 Questions__
1) What were the effects of this amendment? A: This amendment effected the way presidents, vice presidents, etc. were chosen (elected). (Jessica Coghlan)

2) Why was this amendment created? A:It was created to fix an issue in the Constitution that allowed Thomas Jefferson to tie in the Electoral College with his vice president candidate Aaron Burr. (Jessica Coghlan)

3) Whose idea was it to create it? A: Thomas Jefferson created the amendment.

4) What happens in this amendment? A: The candidate with the most votes will win the election, and play the role of their job. (Jessica Coghlan)

5) When was the amendment created? A: It was created in 1804. (Jessica Coghlan)

6) When did each state join in the amendment? A: North Carolina: 12/21/1803, Maryland: 12/24/1803, Kentucky: 12/27/1803, Ohio: 12/30/1803, Pennsylvania: 1/6/1804, Vermont: 1/30/1804. (Joe Ciafone)

7) How long did it take to create the amendment? A: It took 3 days to ratify the amendment. (Joe Ciafone)

8) Were people happy when the amendment came out? A: Yes, people were happy because it organized the way of voting. (Joe Ciafone)

9) How important was this amendment? A: It was very important because it created voting procedures in the event of a tie as well. (Joe Ciafone)

10) How did the amendment influence US. Government? A: It change the way presidents and vice presidents were chosen. (Joe Ciafone)

__Fun Facts:__

 * In 1800, John Adams was still in the running because he had received 65 electoral votes. (Jessica Coghlan)
 * The only presidential election since 1800 that required intervention of the House of Representatives was the Election of 1824, in which a majority of electors named [|John Quincy Adams] as President even though [|Andrew Jackson] had received the most electoral votes initially. (Jessica Coghlan)
 * The vice president would be chosen by appointing the person with the second highest number of electoral votes with the position. (Joe Ciafone)
 * Problems developed almost immediately. In [|1796], the system yielded a president from one party and a vice president for another. (Jessica Coghlan)
 * separate ballots are used for presidents and vice presidents. (Jessica Coghlan)

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 * Essential Question: How do the issues which prompted the creation of the amendments compare with the issues they are applied to today? **