USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

ELECTION OF 1824

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did more people vote in the 1828 presidential election than in 1824?
A
By 1828, women had gained the right to vote in some states, while no women could vote in 1824.
B
By 1828, voting laws had been changed loosening voting requirements in most states to give all white men the right to vote.
C
The United States had twice as many states in 1828 as it had in 1824.
D
The candidates running for president in 1828 were more interesting than those running in 1824.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Both parties were new organizations, and this was the first presidential election their nominees contested. This election saw the second rematch in presidential history, something that would not occur again until 1840.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

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