The Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution __________

A) changed the process of electing the president and vice president
B) decreased presidential power
C) heightened the potential for further political conflict
D) stopped the African slave trade
E) dealt with the judicial power of the United States


Answer: A

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A. a small domestic market. B. an inadequate transportation network. C. an inadequate labor supply. D. English parliamentary regulations. E. All these answers are correct.

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Why did Thomas Jefferson describe the controversy over the extension of statehood to Missouri as “a fire bell in the night”?

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