The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President.
Which answer best explains why the Twelfth Amendment was needed in the election of 1824?
The election included more than three presidential candidates.
The electoral vote did not result in a clear winner of the presidential election.
The vice presidential election had to be thrown out because of fraud at the polls.
The Electoral College was disbanded because of questionable voting results from the states.
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The answer that best explains why the Twelfth Amendment was needed in the election of 1824 is:
The electoral vote did not result in a clear winner of the presidential election.
In the election of 1824, no candidate received a majority of the electoral votes, leading to the situation described in the Twelfth Amendment where the House of Representatives had to decide the outcome among the top candidates.
