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US History timeline & concept chart: 1789-1860 Early Republic to Antebellum: Difference between revisions
US History timeline & concept chart: 1789-1860 Early Republic to Antebellum (view source)
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** but Jefferson and Burr did not get along, and Jefferson did not consult Burr on Administration decisions | ** but Jefferson and Burr did not get along, and Jefferson did not consult Burr on Administration decisions | ||
* made sense to combine President and Vice President candidates as a single ticket | * made sense to combine President and Vice President candidates as a single ticket | ||
** so the Electoral College votes are for combined "ticket" of President and Vice President candidates | ** so the Electoral College votes are for combined "ticket" of President and Vice President candidates | ||
* 12th amendment solidifies the two-party system | |||
** winner of the electoral college must win a majority vote | |||
** therefore, it is in the interest of political opponents to organize around two political parties in order to win that majority vote | |||
=== European blockades of US ports === | === European blockades of US ports === | ||