Question

In the presidential election of 1824, no single candidate won a majority of electoral votes the or false

Answer 1

The correct answer is true.

It is true that in the presidential election of 1824, no single candidate won a majority of electoral votes.

In the presidential election of 1824, none of the candidates met the official requirements mentioned in the Constitution to be declared winners. That is why the US Congress -the House of Representants- had to decided who was the winner. In that election competed John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, both none of them won a majority of electoral votes.

Answer 2

Answer:

No candidate won a majority of the electoral vote, becoming the only election to require a contingent election in the House of Representatives under the provisions of the 12th Amendment. On February 9, 1825, the House chose John Quincy Adams as president.

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