JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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Question
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Jackson won this type of votes in the 1824 election but still did not become president.
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popular votes
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electoral votes
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson finished with a plurality of the electoral due to the Three-fifths Compromise and popular vote, while the other three candidates each finished with a significant share of the votes. Clay, who had finished fourth, was eliminated.
Detailed explanation-2: -After no candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the 1824 election, John Quincy Adams was elected president by the House of Representatives.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1824 presidential election, held on October 26, 1824, was the first election in American history in which the popular vote mattered, as 18 states chose presidential electors by popular vote (six states still left the choice up to their state legislatures).
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