<P> Gordon S. Wood, a leading scholar of the revolutionary period, holds that it was Burr's character that put him at odds with the rest of the "founding fathers", especially Madison, Jefferson, and Hamilton . He believed that this led to his personal and political defeats and, ultimately, to his place outside the golden circle of revered revolutionary figures . Because of Burr's habit of placing self - interest above the good of the whole, those men thought that Burr represented a serious threat to the ideals for which they had fought the revolution . Their ideal, as particularly embodied in Washington and Jefferson, was that of "disinterested politics", a government led by educated gentlemen who would fulfill their duties in a spirit of public virtue and without regard to personal interests or pursuits . This was the core of an Enlightenment gentleman, and Burr's political enemies thought that he lacked that essential core . Hamilton thought that Burr's self - serving nature made him unfit to hold office, especially the presidency . </P> <P> Although Hamilton considered Jefferson a political enemy, he believed him a man of public virtue . Hamilton conducted an unrelenting campaign in the House of Representatives to prevent Burr's election to the presidency and gain election of his erstwhile enemy, Jefferson . Hamilton characterized Burr as greatly immoral, "unprincipled...voluptuary", and deemed his political quest as one for "permanent power". He predicted that if Burr gained power, his leadership would be for personal gain, but that Jefferson was committed to preserving the Constitution . </P> <P> Although Burr is often remembered primarily for his duel with Hamilton, his establishment of guides and rules for the first impeachment trial set a high bar for behavior and procedures in the Senate chamber, many of which are followed today . </P> <P> A lasting consequence of Burr's role in the election of 1800 was the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which changed the way in which vice presidents were chosen . As was obvious from the 1800 election, the situation could easily arise where the vice president, as the defeated presidential candidate, could not work well with the president . The Twelfth Amendment required that votes be cast separately for president and vice president . </P>

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