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Four-way race for the presidency that resulted in the election of a sectional minority president?
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The Election of 1824 had four regional candidates and no one got a majority of the electoral vote, so according to the Constitution, the House of Representatives chose the President from the top three vote-getters. They elected John Quincy Adams who came in second both in electoral votes and popular votes. 4th place finisher, Henry Clay was able to swing the states that he had won to John Q. Adams, in an apparent trade for his being appointed Secretary of States by Adams. Andrew Jackson, who had the plurality of electoral votes and popular votes, thought a corrupt bargain had been struck.
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What date did A black republican whose minority sectional victory in a presidential election provokes southern secssion?
1860
What US President was not chosen in a general election?
Two Presidents obtained office without running in a general election. George Washington, the United States' first President, was elected unanimously by the Electoral College in 1789 and 1792.Gerald Ford, who was then House Minority Leader, was appointed Vice-President in 1973 when Spiro T. Agnew resigned to face charges of tax evasion. Ford assumed the Presidency in August 1974 when President Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment for obstructing justice in the Watergate scandal, and thus was not elected to office by voters. Jimmy Carter defeated Ford in the 1976 Presidential election.
What is the biggest US historical event in 2008?
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Canadian election results of 2008?
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Lincoln won the election of 1860 because?
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What are the titles of the leadership of Congress?
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Which US President is called a minority president?
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First president elected by a minority of the voters?
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