JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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Question
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By the election of 1828, there was much greater suffrage than in any other election. What does this mean?
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more people were in the midst of an economic depression
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there was greater interest in the suffering under slavery
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more people could vote
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there was greater emphasis on political parties
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -This was the first election in American history in which the incumbent president lost re-election despite winning a greater share of the popular vote than they did the previous election. This would not happen again until 2020.
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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