USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the election of 1796, Federalist (and Vice President) John Adams ran against Democratic Republican Thomas Jefferson. Adams won the election and Jefferson, the runner-up, became vice president.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the early days of the American electoral process, the candidate receiving the second-largest vote in the electoral college became vice president. This is how Thomas Jefferson, who opposed Adams in the election, came to serve as Adams’s vice president in 1797.

Detailed explanation-3: -It could mean the party’s two candidates could be divided if one came in second in the overall tallies, such as Jefferson becoming vice president under Adams and a rival political party. This had caused problems in the previous election, and would largely define the current election’s outcome.

Detailed explanation-4: -From 1785 to 1788 he was minister to the Court of St. James’s, returning to be elected Vice President under George Washington. Adams’ two terms as Vice President were frustrating experiences for a man of his vigor, intellect, and vanity.