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Why was the 12th amendment added to the constitution
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Why was the 12th amendment added to the constitution

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After the 1800 Presidential Election, the 12th Amendment was adopted to fix a flaw in the Constitution that had allowed Thomas Jefferson to tie in the Electoral College with his vice presidential candidate Aaron Burr.
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