If there is not a majority vote in the electoral college, then the House of Representatives elects the president.
why was the 12th amendment created?
if no candidate for vice president has majoirty of the total votes the senate with each senator having one vote chooses the vice president
The right to vote for a president.
the 12th amendment was created so people could actually vote for a president.
If there is not a majority vote in the electoral college, then the House of Representatives elects the president.
Court cases
One of the more famous 12th Amendment court cases occurred following the 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, when Gore challenged the validity of certain electoral college votes.
the 12th amendment made the electoral college vote for a president and a vice president so it was majority rule for candidates.
it affects people today because the 12th amendment is how we get a president into office and the vice president. so when i vote the 12th amendment will apply.