Question

The presidential election of 1800 resulted in a deadlock between which two candidates? A. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson B. Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson C. Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton D. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

Answer 1

The answer is B. reason is The tie vote between Jefferson and Burr in the 1801 Electoral College pointed out problems with the electoral system. The framers of the Constitution had not anticipated such a tie nor had they considered the possibility of the election of a President or Vice President from opposing factions - which had been the case in the 1796 election. In 1804, the passage of the 12th Amendment corrected these problems by providing for separate Electoral College votes for President and Vice President.

Answer 2

B. Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson