Essential Question: How do the issues which prompted the creation of the amendments compare with the issues they are applied to today?
What is the twelfth amendment?
The twelfth amendment provides the procedure for electing the vice president and the president. It is a replacement for article 2, section 1. It introduced the system of elections, the Electoral College.
What event happened to encourage the creation of the amendment?
Before, it would usually be two parties, with two candidates. The person with the most votes from each party would be the vice president or the president. However in 1796, two people from the same party had received the same amount of votes. Those people were Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson.
When was the amendment ratified?
It was ratified in 1804, on June 15th. It took about 6 months and 6 days to get ratified.
What did they hope to accomplish by creating the twelfth amendment?
They wanted to change it so that they wouldn't run into a situation such as the one that involved Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson. They had both received the same amount of votes. There wasn't a majority to choose which would be the president and which would be the vice president.
What did they actually accomplish?
They accomplished a way that met their goal of avoiding such conflicts.
What was the effect of the amendment?
We now have an efficient way to vote. The president and vice president have two separate elections.
Why was the 12th amendment added?
The 12th amendment was added because it changed voting, making the electors specify who they want for president and who they want for vice president. This would make sure there are no ties deciding who will become president and vice president.
When was the amendment passed?
Congress passed the written 12th amendment on December 9th, 1803. It replaced section 1 of the Constitution.
How did the 12th amendment change voting?
The twelfth amendment made the voters select who they want for president and vice president instead of just selecting two people and the person with the most votes gets president, and the runner up gets vice president.
How were the president and vice president elected before the 12th amendment?
There were two parties, each with two candidates. The person with the largest amount of votes would be the president, and the person with the second most votes would by the vice president. Usually they would be picked from two different parties.
Essential Questions: 1. What issues prompted the creation of your amendment?
The issue that prompted the creation of the twelfth amendment happened in 1796. Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson received the same amount of votes, so they did not know how to decide who should become president and who should become vice president. The twelfth amendment could solve this problem by making the electors select who they want for president and who they want for vice president specifically, instead of deciding two people and the person with the most votes becomes president and the person that is the runner up is vice president. With the new way of voting, it was a lot more organized and they could tell who should become president and who should become vice president. Without the 12th amendment, voting would be a lot more confusing and unorganized, and people may be frustrated with who became president and who became the vice president.
2. What impact did the twelfth amendment have on society at the time?
At that time, they were having troubles with the voting. This solved those troubles. No situations like those would ever happen again. The citizens were probably aware of the situation at the time, and caused a ruckus among them. They probably argued and debated over who should become the president and the vice president. The twelfth amendment settled whatever arguments were going on.
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Twelfth Amendment
Essential Question: How do the issues which prompted the creation of the amendments compare with the issues they are applied to today?
What is the twelfth amendment?
The twelfth amendment provides the procedure for electing the vice president and the president. It is a replacement for article 2, section 1. It introduced the system of elections, the Electoral College.
What event happened to encourage the creation of the amendment?
Before, it would usually be two parties, with two candidates. The person with the most votes from each party would be the vice president or the president. However in 1796, two people from the same party had received the same amount of votes. Those people were Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson.
When was the amendment ratified?
It was ratified in 1804, on June 15th. It took about 6 months and 6 days to get ratified.
What did they hope to accomplish by creating the twelfth amendment?
They wanted to change it so that they wouldn't run into a situation such as the one that involved Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson. They had both received the same amount of votes. There wasn't a majority to choose which would be the president and which would be the vice president.
What did they actually accomplish?
They accomplished a way that met their goal of avoiding such conflicts.
What was the effect of the amendment?
We now have an efficient way to vote. The president and vice president have two separate elections.
Why was the 12th amendment added?
The 12th amendment was added because it changed voting, making the electors specify who they want for president and who they want for vice president. This would make sure there are no ties deciding who will become president and vice president.
When was the amendment passed?
Congress passed the written 12th amendment on December 9th, 1803. It replaced section 1 of the Constitution.
How did the 12th amendment change voting?
The twelfth amendment made the voters select who they want for president and vice president instead of just selecting two people and the person with the most votes gets president, and the runner up gets vice president.
How were the president and vice president elected before the 12th amendment?
There were two parties, each with two candidates. The person with the largest amount of votes would be the president, and the person with the second most votes would by the vice president. Usually they would be picked from two different parties.
Essential Questions:
1. What issues prompted the creation of your amendment?
The issue that prompted the creation of the twelfth amendment happened in 1796. Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson received the same amount of votes, so they did not know how to decide who should become president and who should become vice president. The twelfth amendment could solve this problem by making the electors select who they want for president and who they want for vice president specifically, instead of deciding two people and the person with the most votes becomes president and the person that is the runner up is vice president. With the new way of voting, it was a lot more organized and they could tell who should become president and who should become vice president. Without the 12th amendment, voting would be a lot more confusing and unorganized, and people may be frustrated with who became president and who became the vice president.
2. What impact did the twelfth amendment have on society at the time?
At that time, they were having troubles with the voting. This solved those troubles. No situations like those would ever happen again. The citizens were probably aware of the situation at the time, and caused a ruckus among them. They probably argued and debated over who should become the president and the vice president. The twelfth amendment settled whatever arguments were going on.
Citations
http://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xii
http://archive.fairvote.org/?page=981
http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_Am12.html
http://kids.laws.com/12th-amendment