JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
ELECTION OF 1824
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Question
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Who allegedly used his position as Speaker of the House to sway the presidential election of 1824 for Adams?
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Andrew Jackson
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John C. Calhoun
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Henry Clay
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -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.
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