12th Amendment to the United States Constitution

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy	June 15, 1804
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Article_II,_Section_1_of_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:United_States_presidential_elections gptkb:United_States_vice_presidential_elections
gptkbp:category	gptkb:United_States_constitutional_amendment
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
gptkbp:location_in_Constitution	gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:motive	gptkb:Election_of_1800
gptkbp:number	12
gptkbp:proposed_date	December 9, 1803
gptkbp:proposedBy	gptkb:8th_Congress
gptkbp:purpose	Revised the procedure for electing the President and Vice President
gptkbp:ratifiedBy	three-fourths of the state legislatures
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Electoral_College
gptkbp:replacedBy	original procedure in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3
gptkbp:subject	Presidential election procedures
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:13th_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	12th Amendment to the United States Constitution