What is the 12th amendment in simple terms?

That would never happen today, thanks to the 12th amendment. Before the 12th amendment, every candidate running for President ran for President by himself, regardless of political party. The electors would pick two of these candidates, one for President and one for Vice President. read more

This result and another confusing election in 1800 led to the 12th amendment in 1804. The most important part of the 12th amendment is that instead of casting two votes for President, each elector must pick a President AND a Vice President on his or her ballot. read more

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The 12th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution The 12th Amendment concerns a change in the electorate method of electing our nations President. Our founding fathers “fine tuned” our method of electing our President. read more