Which of the following occurred in the presidential election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson was elected president and John Adams became vice president.
The House of Representatives had to decide the election.
The Supreme Court ruled the election results were unconstitutional.
John Adams was elected president and Thomas Jefferson became vice president.
Thomas Jefferson was elected president and John Adams became vice president.
The correct answer is: Thomas Jefferson was elected president and John Adams became vice president.
The House of Representatives had to decide the election.
Yes, you are correct. In the presidential election of 1800, the House of Representatives had to decide the election because neither Thomas Jefferson nor Aaron Burr received a majority of electoral votes.
The correct answer is: The House of Representatives had to decide the election.
In the presidential election of 1800, there was no clear winner between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Both candidates received 73 electoral votes, while John Adams received 65 votes. Under the Constitution at that time, each elector had two votes and the candidate with the second-highest votes became vice president. Consequently, Jefferson and Burr tied for first place.
In such a scenario, according to the Twelfth Amendment, if no candidate received a majority of Electoral College votes, the election would be decided by the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives held a series of voting sessions, and on the 36th ballot, Thomas Jefferson was elected as the president, and Aaron Burr became the vice president.
Therefore, option B is the correct answer: The House of Representatives had to decide the election.