JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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He won the popular vote and the Electoral College vote.
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He lost the popular vote, but won the Electoral College vote.
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He was elected by the House of Representatives since no candidate won the Electoral College vote.
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He was automatically president since his father had been a president.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson earned only a plurality of electoral votes. Thus, the presidential election was decided by the House of Representatives, which elected John Quincy Adams on the first ballot. John C. Calhoun, supported by Adams and Jackson, easily won the vice presidency, not requiring a contingent election in the Senate.
Detailed explanation-2: -Adams was elected president with 71 electoral votes, one more than was needed for a majority. He won by sweeping the electoral votes of New England and winning votes from several other swing states, especially the states of the Mid-Atlantic region. Jefferson received 68 electoral votes and was elected vice president.
Detailed explanation-3: -Since no candidate had a majority of electoral votes, the election was decided among the top three by the House of Representatives.
Detailed explanation-4: -John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson in 1824 by garnering more electoral votes through the House of Representatives, even though Jackson originally received more popular and electoral votes.