JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
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John C Calhoun v Andrew Jackson
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Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 1828 United States presidential election was the 11th quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, October 31 to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a repetition of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the Democratic Party.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -After no candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the 1824 election, John Quincy Adams was elected president by the House of Representatives.
Detailed explanation-4: -On the date, the House of Representatives elected Secretary of State John Quincy Adams as President. Following an inconclusive Electoral College result, the House performed the constitutionally prescribed role of deciding the 1824 presidential election.