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the 12th amendment was needed because if someone won the presidency then the runner up becomes vice president. which was bad because they had different political views
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the election of 1800 is what solidified the making of the electoral college because john adams became president and thomas jefferson became his vice president
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it was approved by the house of represenatives by vote of 83-42 after being passed by the senate on a vote of 22-10
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the 12th amendment gets ratified by three-fourths vote
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the disadvantage of having the electoral college is the fact that sometimes there is controversy with who becomes president. Like when bush became president there was a lot of controversy.
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the benefits of having the electoral college are the fact that people can vote on who they think should be president
