A Constitutional Amendment to Clarify the Way Votes Are Cast

question 63

Multiple Choice

A constitutional amendment to clarify the way votes are cast in the electoral college was necessary because

• 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 candidate received a majority of votes for the president.
• E)there was a tie in the electoral votes in the election of 1800, and there was no way to tell which votes were for president and which were for vice president.

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