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What evidence proves that the election of 1800 was true test of the constitution?

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What evidence proves that the election of 1800 was true test of the constitution?

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When power switched between Adams to Jefferson, there was no violence, which was predicted b/c of the 2 different parties. This proved that the constitution could give the people the right to vote peacefully. Also, The election exposed one of the flaws in the original Constitution. Members of the Electoral College could only vote for President; each elector could vote for two candidates, and the Vice President was the person who received the second largest number of votes during the election. The Democratic-Republicans had planned for one of the electors to abstain from casting his second vote for Aaron Burr, leading to Jefferson receiving one vote more than Burr. The plan, however, was bungled, resulting in a tied electoral vote between Jefferson and Burr.

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