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Jefferson, Adams and the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

In 1796 Jefferson lost the presidential election to John Adams, making him Adam’s vice president. Adams was a Federalist and Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican. The two clashed several times during Adams’s presidency. Adams and Jefferson could not stand each other. … Continue reading

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