How did the Alien and Sedition Acts affect the election of 1800? Thomas Jefferson broke the law under the acts and lost votes. John Adams lost support because the acts were unpopular. Aaron Burr used the acts to be placed on the ballot. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ran as an opponent of the acts.

In a modern democracy all elected officials serve for a certain number of terms then must retire a high school sophomore and a senior citizen may vote at the polls together a united states senator votes on immigration law on behalf of your mother through indirect ballot all democracies have a two chamber system of representation united states citizens live in a direct democracy