PRESENTATION OUTLINE
"The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President."
"The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President"
Before the 12th amendment the electoral college would vote for just the president. The runner up would then become the vice president and often they did not get along.
In the election of 1796 federalist John Adams was elected president, however because democratic-republican Thomas Jefferson had the second highest number of electoral college votes he became Vice President and the two did not get along.
The 12th amendment was proposed by the 8th Congress in December of 1803, and was approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 83–42. It was then ratified by 3/4 of the existing 17 states in the union.
Although it didn't really change American culture it made the presidential election run much smoother. Since the Vice President is no longer the runner up, and the presidential candidate can choose his own Vice President they will get along and do their job efficiently.
The 12th amendment changed the way the President and Vice President are elected and has been used in every election since 1804. It solved the conflict of the president not being able to get along with the Vice President
