JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
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Why did Andrew Jackson believe he should have been elected president in 1824?
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He paid John Q to share votes
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All of his friends and family voted for him
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He had the most electoral votes
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He had less than the majority votes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Andrew Jackson believed he should have been elected President in 1824 because he won the majority of the electoral and popular vote. Jackson had 99 electoral votes and the plurality of the popular vote and believed he had support to be selected when the election went to the U.S. House.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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