Question

What is true of the election of 1800?

A. there were 5 candidates: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, Charles Pinckney, John Jay

B. there was a tie of 73 electoral votes between Jefferson and Burr

C. Thomas Jefferson became the president after the House of Representatives got to break the tie

D. the 12th Amendment to the Constitution was added to prevent this was happening in the future

E. all of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

B. there was a tie of 73 electoral votes between Jefferson and Burr

Explanation:

"Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist John Adams by a margin of seventy-three to sixty-five electoral votes in the presidential election of 1800.

When presidential electors cast their votes, however, they failed to distinguish between the office of president and vice president on their ballots.