The election of 1800 was a fight between federalists and democratic- republicans (Jeffersonians) for presidency. The constitution doesn't differentiate between candidates; however it sets rules and regulations that each candidate must abide by. Under the Constitution, each presidential elector cast two votes and regardless of political affiliation the man who received the most votes became president and the runner up vice president. Any candidate could win either was thrown into the House, where each state had one vote to be decided by a majority of the delegation.
In 1800, there was a tied election in which both candidates were entitled to claim the presidency and the backup procedure of deciding the lection in the House had almost failed. This defect was resolved by the twelfth amendment in 1804, which provided separate balloting for president and vice president. The election campaign of 1800 was a partial replay of the campaign of 1796, with the Jeffersonians opposing Federalist......

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Title: Election Of 1800
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