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Question 1-8 The Twelfth Amendment established a new process for choosing a president and a vice president The purpose of this amendment was to ease the eligibility requirements for holding federal office prevent the concentration of power in the executive branch reduce the likelihood of disputed outcomes in presidential elections. keep state officials from exerting undue influence on presidential elections.
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The purpose of the Twelfth Amendment was to reduce the likelihood of disputed outcomes in presidential elections by establishing a new process for choosing a president and vice president, separate from the original method where the candidate with the most electoral votes became president and the runner-up became vice president.