Election of 1800 and the 12th Amendment

​12th

​20th

​22nd

​25th

Passed by Congress December 9, 1803, and ratified June 15, 1804, the 12th Amendment provided for separate Electoral College votes for President and Vice President, correcting weaknesses in the earlier electoral system which were responsible for the controversial Presidential Election of 1800.

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​12th Amendment

The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

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​20th Amendment

Multiple Choice

After the amendment was added, what was the new official starting dates for the President and Vice President?

• January 20th

• March 10th

• March 4th

• February 20th

Multiple Choice

Passed by Congress on December 9, 1803, and ratified June 15, 1804, the ___   Amendment provided for separate Electoral College votes for President and Vice President, correcting weaknesses in the earlier electoral system which were responsible for the controversial Presidential Election of 1800.

• 12th

• 10th

• 15th

• 11th

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

​22nd Amendment

In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

​25th Amendment

Multiple Choice

How many terms can a president be elected to today?

• Unlimited

• 2

• 3

• 1

Multiple Choice

The 25th Amendment was created to make sure that the U.S. will always have someone in the presidency who can run the country.

• True

• False

Poll

What issue or problem led to the 25th Amendment?

• The President began office on March 4; transportation issues

• An unclear clause regarding who takes over if the President dies

• There was a tie for president in the same party in 1800

• Washington D.C. was disfranchised (no voting) in presidential elections