A constitutional amendment to clarify the way votes are cast in the electoral college was necessary because
A) there was no way to tell which votes were for president and which were for vice president.
B) there was a tie in the electoral votes in the election of 1800.
C) large states did not have fair representation in the electoral college.
D) in three elections no candidate received a majority of votes for the president.
E) Options A and B are true.

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The 12th Amendment was necessary because initially, there was no distinction between votes for president and vice president, leading to a tie in the election of 1800.

A Constitutional Amendment to Clarify the Way Votes Are Cast