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One of many major events in U.S. history, the election of 1800 affected the entire nation. During this time two political parties struggled for power known as the federalist, and democratic-republicans. The two people running for president were John Adam, and Thomas Jefferson. Now the reason this election is so important is because when Jefferson would eventually win, this would be the first peacful exchange of power between two opposing political parties. However, despite this proving the strength and effectivness of the new constitution, it also exposed some flaws. At the time, the president was not elected by popular vote, instead, the elected officials in the house and the senate would decide the president. Also, when elections were over, the losing person would become vice president. Later the twelfth amendment was added to the constitution, calling for seperate votes for president and vice president.



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