The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president. It replaced the procedure provided in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, by which the Electoral College originally functioned. The amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9, 1803, and was ratified by the requisite three-fourths of state legislatures on June 15, 1804. The new rules took effect for the 1804 presidential election and have governed all subsequent presidential elections.
Under the original rules of the Constitution, each member of the Electoral College cast two electoral votes, with no distinction made between electoral votes for president and electoral votes for vice president. The presidential candidate receiving the greatest number of votes—provided that number at least equaled a majority of the electors—was elected president, while the presidential candidate receiving the second-most votes was elected vice president. In cases where no individual won a vote from a majority of the electors, as well as in cases where multiple individuals won votes from a majority of electors but tied each other for the most votes, the House of Representatives would hold a contingent election to select the president. In cases where multiple candidates tied for the second-most votes, the Senate would hold a contingent election to select the vice president. The first four presidential elections were conducted under these rules.
The experiences of the 1796 and 1800 presidential elections – showing that the original system caused the election of a President and Vice-President who were political opponents of each other, constantly acting at cross-purposes – spurred legislators
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In our conscience.
Explanation:
- Medieval France in 1184 AD. The striking Balian is a young blacksmith who, after the tragic death of a child and his wife, learns that his real father is the influential crusader noble Godfrey of Ibelin.
- Forced to kill a priest to escape, Balian joins his father and embarks on a long journey.
- He learns to use the sword and fight, and eventually receives the title of Crusader. Godfrey was fatally wounded in one confrontation, and his last wish was for Balian, accompanied by his loyal assistant to go to Jerusalem.
- There, Balian soon gained the respect of Arabs and Christians. The decisive battle in that war will be just that for the city of Jerusalem.
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<span>Popular sovereignty or the sovereignty of the people's rule is the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power.</span>