Question

Use the following text from the Twelfth Amendment to answer the following question:

The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President.

The Twelfth Amendment is used under which of the following circumstances?

The Electoral College cannot function because of

Answer 1

@HuskyNation @Eiwoh2

Answer 2

Well what does the Twelfth Amemndemt say first of all.

Answer 3

The Twelfth Amendment is used under which of the following circumstances?

The Electoral College cannot function because of issues at the state level.
A sitting House of Representatives cannot choose a Speaker in a timely manner.
A presidential election does not give a majority of Electoral College votes to one candidate.
The popular vote results in a near tie between two or more presidential candidates.

Answer 4

The election included more than three presidential candidates. ~ The smartest from PA

Answer 5

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Answer 6

read the answer choices fool

Answer 7

not you EI

Answer 8

What.does.twelth.amendemtn.say

Answer 9

The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;-The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;-The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President-The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

Answer 10

The popular vote results in a near tie between two or more presidential candidates.

Answer 11

0-0

Answer 12

Yeah......That's what I thought...lol

Answer 13

WE GET IT HUSKY

Answer 14

ok if i get this wrong you both die ok?

Answer 15

Why meeeeee he's the one who's spamming lol

Answer 16

According to YOUR answer

Answer 17

Closest word translation to the answer

Answer 18

husky star Ei ill star you

Answer 19

Thx

Answer 20

hey stop

Answer 21

......

Answer 22

Stop now

Answer 23

Now tq can close question lol

Answer 24

it is closed

Answer 25

Now let's take cover AWAY from the question...I'll be in chat

Answer 26

hey ei

Answer 27

Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin.
Francis Cabot Lowell invented the Power Loom.

Both have to do with textiles.
so you created the cotton gin???

Answer 28

?

Answer 29

Lol my name is Howie...Call me Howie

Answer 30

lol oh its your name backwards

Answer 31

idk wait

Answer 32

Yeeep lol

Answer 33

i have one qustion left

Answer 34

Ima ask a question too....