A Constitutional Amendment to Clarify the Way Votes Are Cast

question 49

Multiple Choice

A constitutional amendment to clarify the way votes are cast in the Electoral College was necessary because of which of the following?

• A) There was no way to tell which votes were for president and which were for vice president.
• B) There was a tie in the electoral votes in the election of 1800.
• C) Large states did not have fair representation in the Electoral College.
• D) In three elections, no candidates received a majority of the votes in the Electoral College.
• E) There was a tie in the electoral votes in the election of 1800 and no way to tell which votes were for president and which were for vice president.

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