The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution changed the way the United States President is elected. Before, President and Vice president could belong to different parties hindering manageability. In order to cure the flaws of that electoral system, The Twelfth Amendment was introduced in 1804. The most important characteristic of the 12th Amendment is that instead of casting two votes for President, each elector must pick a President AND a Vice President. This makes certain that the President be paired with his running Vice President. The Electoral College is composed of representatives from each state and Washington DC and the biggest states will have more representatives, which are called “electors.” These electors give all their votes to the Presidential candidate that wins the popular vote in each state. The Electoral College is unique to the United States.
With this system, every state, even the small ones, have at least three representatives in the Electoral College. This means that every state at least has some say in electing the next President
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<span>promoting human rights is less important to American foreign policy than security concerns and economic interests.</span>
Answer:
Liberty Property and security
Explanation:
It happened in the battle that was on an island in a bayou next to the San Jacinto River about halfway between San Antonio and the Louisiana border. During the battle, s<span>even hundred Mexicans were killed and another estimated 730 taken prisoner (Battle), and no Mexicans escaped off the island.</span>
