12th Amendment to the United States Constitution
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:constitutional_law
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| gptkbp:adoptedBy |
June 15, 1804
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Article_II,_Section_1_of_the_United_States_Constitution
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:United_States_presidential_elections
gptkb:United_States_vice_presidential_elections |
| gptkbp:category |
United States constitutional amendment
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| gptkbp:effect |
If no candidate receives a majority, the House of Representatives chooses the President
If no Vice Presidential candidate receives a majority, the Senate chooses the Vice President Electors cast separate ballots for President and Vice President Prevents electors from casting two votes for President |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
12th Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| gptkbp:location_in_Constitution |
gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:motive |
gptkb:Election_of_1800
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| gptkbp:number |
12
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| gptkbp:proposed_date |
December 9, 1803
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:8th_Congress
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| gptkbp:purpose |
Revised the procedure for electing the President and Vice President
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| gptkbp:ratifiedBy |
three-fourths of the state legislatures
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Electoral_College
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| gptkbp:replacedBy |
original procedure in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3
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| gptkbp:subject |
Presidential election procedures
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:politics
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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