JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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John Q. Adams won the election
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Voter participation increased
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Women were allowed to vote for the first time
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THe whig Party gained power in the senate
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the presidential election of 1824, regionalism and regional issues predominated. Choosing the president in the House became a matter of political deal-making. One important result was the eventual development of a new two-party system.
Detailed explanation-2: -Several states transitioned to a popular vote for president, leaving South Carolina and Delaware as the only states in which the legislature chose presidential electors. The election marked the rise of Jacksonian Democracy and the transition from the First Party System to the Second Party System.
Detailed explanation-3: -The campaign of 1828 was a crucial event in a period that saw the development of a two-party system akin to our modern system, presidential electioneering bearing a closer resemblance to modern political campaigning, and the strengthening of the power of the executive branch.