Question

What flaw in the Constitution was exposed in the election of 1800?

Answer 1

The Twelfth Amendment was only passed in 1804, but it importantly altered the U.S. Electoral College to allow electors to vote for both a President and a Vice-President in a presidential election, instead of voting for two different presidential candidates, or the same presidential candidate twice.

Answer 2

(you might want to paraphrase because this is the exact sample answer)

According to the Constitution, there was no way to truly run for vice president in an election. Candidates for president and vice president both had to run for the office of president. So, when those candidates were from the same party, they were actually competing against each other. In the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were running mates in the Democratic-Republican Party. In the Electoral College, both received the same number of votes.

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