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Twelfth Amendment  

Definition

  • Amendment to the Constitution that changed the system by which electors voted for president. Under the Constitution, electors cast two votes for president, with the candidate receiving the largest majority elected as president and the second-place finisher elected as vice president. [Source: Student's Guide to Elections; Twelfth Amendment (1804)]

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Date

  • 1804

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Twelfth_Amendment

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