Andres Jackson won the most votes in the Electoral College, but he did not have a majority$rightarrow$Under the Twelfth Amendment, the decision was turned over to the House of Representatives, which elected John Adams$rightarrow$Jacksons supporters called Adamss election the result of a corrupt bargain.What was one affect of these events on the 1828 presidential election?

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Andres Jackson won the most votes in the Electoral College, but he did not have a majority

A	Votes were cast by secret ballot
B	Property qualifications for voting were strengthened
C	Poll taxes were reduced
D	Voter participation increased

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson dominated in the South and the West, aided in part by the passage of the Tariff of 1828. With the ongoing expansion of the right to vote to most white men, the election marked a dramatic expansion of the electorate, with 9.5% of Americans casting a vote for president, compared with 3.4% in 1824.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following an inconclusive Electoral College result, the House performed the constitutionally prescribed role of deciding the 1824 presidential election. Andrew Jackson of Tennessee had won the popular vote and commanded 99 electoral votes.

Detailed explanation-3: -If no candidate receives the majority of electoral votes, the vote goes to the House of Representatives. This has happened twice. The first time was following the 1800 presidential election, when the House chose Thomas Jefferson.

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