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JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During the presidential election of 1824, no candidate received a majority of the electoral votes. The Constitution requires that the House of Representatives select the president when no candidate has won a majority of the electoral vote. As the House prepared to vote, Henry Clay met with John Quincy Adams. Clay agreed to use his influence as Speaker to defeat Andrew Jackson. With Clay’s help, the House chose John Quincy Adams for president. In response, John Quincy Adams quickly named Henry Clay to be secretary of state. In the past, this office had been the stepping-stone to the presidency. Andrew Jackson’s followers accused the two men of stealing the election and making a(n) ____
A
Run from the system
B
Missouri Compromise
C
American System
D
Corrupt bargain
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the election for vice president, John C. Calhoun was elected with a comfortable majority of the vote. Because none of the candidates for president garnered an electoral vote majority, the U.S. House of Representatives, under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment, held a contingent 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. The presidential election of 1824 represents a watershed in American politics.

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.

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