USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
John Quincy Adams received the most popular votes in the 1824 election.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On February 9, 1825, John Quincy Adams was elected as president without getting the majority of the electoral vote or the popular vote, being the only president to do so. Presidential election results map.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the election, Andrew Jackson won a plurality of both the popular and electoral vote.

Detailed explanation-3: -What was unusual about John Quincy Adams’s victory in the presidential election of 1824? The Election of 1824 Was Decided in the House of Representatives mostly by Clay. Soon after Adams was elected, Clay became the secretary of state.

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