What was the focus of Amendment XII? What was it's impact on society?

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What is the visibility/current impact on you?

Answer 1

The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution requires electors to cast two distinct votes: one for President and another for Vice President. It replaced Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, which stated that each member of the Electoral College would cast two votes for the President, with the person receiving a majority of the Electoral Votes becoming the President and the runner-up becoming the Vice President. Problems with this system were demonstrated by the elections of 1796 and 1800. The Twelfth Amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9, 1803 and was ratified by the requisite number of state legislatures on June 15, 1804.