what did the 12th amendment do
The Twelfth Amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9, 1803 and was ratified by the requisite number of state legislatures on June 15, 1804. The Twelfth Amendment (1804) corrects a problem that has arisen in the method of electing the president and vice president.he 12th amendment was passed because of the election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1796. Originally, the second place candidate would become the Vice President.