Amendments That Changed Voting

Question 0

Before the 12th amendment, every candidate running for President ran for president by himself, regardless of political party. The electors would pick two of these candidates, one for Vice President and one for president.
•the most important part of the 12th amendment is that instead of casting two votes for president, each elector must pick a president and Vice President on his or her ballot.This ensures that the president will be paired with his running mate after the election

Answer 0

12th amendment

Question 1

• gives residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote for representatives in the electoral college
• before this, only citizens who lived in the states could vote in national elections

Answer 1

23rd amendment

Question 2

• the people of a state now vote senators into office directly
• it allows the governor of a state to appoint or choose, someone to serve in place of a senator if he/she dies or resigns
• before this, senators were elected or appointed by state legislatures

Answer 2

17th amendment