JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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majority of voters.
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electoral college.
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Supreme Court.
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House of Representatives.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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: -Who decided the 1824 presidential election, and why? Congress decided since none of the four candidates had received a majority vote in the election.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did the House of Representatives decide the election of 1824? Because while Andrew Jackson received the greatest number of popular and electoral votes, he did not win by a majority. In the House, Clay threw his support to Adams, thereby handing him the victory.