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Who Cast the deciding vote in the House of Reps in the election of 1824?
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Why did the house representatives select the president in the 1824 presidential election?
In 1824, no one won a majority of the electoral vote. In such an event, according to the US Constitution, the House of Representatives elects the presidents from among the top three in electoral vote. The election is held in a special way -- each state's delegates cast one vote for the state.
What president's election was determined by the United states congress?
The House decided two elections, 1800 and 1824. 1800 was rather a fluke, since due to procedure for voting in which each elector cast two ballots, Thomas Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, tied for first. Burr refused to concede, so the House had to decide the election. In 1824, the electoral votes wee split among four regional candidates, with no one getting the required majority, so the House decided the election, choosing John Q. Adams, the second place finisher.
How many Americans cast popular votes for the president in 1824?
The popular vote totals were Andrew Jackson 151,271 (42.9%), John Quincy Adams 113,122 (32.1%), Henry Clay 47,531 (13.5%), and William Crawford 40,856 (11.6%). In the 1824 presidential election an individual needed to receive at least 131 electoral votes out of the 261 total electoral votes. Andrew Jackson received 99 electoral votes, John Quincy Adams received 84 electoral votes, William Crawford received 41 electoral votes, and Henry Clay received 37 electoral votes. Since no candidate received the required majority of 131 electoral votes, the president was elected by the U.S. House of Representatives in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution. John Quincy Adams won the election in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Why did Kumar leave the cast of the show House MD?
He was doing work to assist the presidential election
Can a presidential candidate still win the election even if he loses the electoral college election?
Yes; it happened in 1824. A candidate must have over 50% of the electoral votes to win the electoral college election. Ever since the Election of 1964, that "magic number" has been 270. When nobody has that many, the electoral college no longer has anything to do with the election; the House of Representatives gets the job of electing the President. When that happens, each state gets only one vote, so although there are 435 House Members, no more than 50 votes are cast. The reason that happened in 1824 is that the 3rd- and 4th-place finishers received a total of 30% of the votes. Andrew Jackson had the most popular votes AND the most electoral votes (38%), but the House elected John Quincy Adams President. (Jackson beat Adams four years later.) If no Vice-Presidential candidate has more than 50% of the electoral votes, the Senate elects the Vice President. That happened in 1836, but it wasn't controversial like the 1824 election. The Senate elected the man who was just one vote shy of the required minimum electoral votes.
Why did the house of representatives select the president in 1824?
None of the candidates received votes from more than half of the electors, as required by the Constitution. The Constitution has instructions for how the House of Representatives elects the President whenever that happens.
Who cast the deciding vote in President Johnson's favor at his impeachment trial?
Senator Edmund Ross cast the deciding vote that acquitted President Johnson.
What is the capital of new hemisphere the state which cast the deciding vote to ratify the Constitution?
What is the capital of new hemisphere the state which cast the deciding vote to ratify the constitution
Who has the power to settle disputes in congress?
In the House of Representatives if a vote ends in a tie, the matter fails. However, in the Senate if a tie results, the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
Who was chosen as president of the United states by the U.S house of representatives?
John Quincy Adams was chosen by the House in 1824 because nobody got a majority of the electoral vote. (Thomas Jefferson was chosen by the House in 1800 because he and his running mate. Aaron Burr tied in electoral vote. At that time every elector cast two votes. The highest became President and second highest vice-president. Burr saw his chance to be president and refused to resign, but the House eventually elected Jefferson. The 12th amendment was soon ratified which made the election of President and vice-president separate.
The first act of the new Congress which convened on March 4 1789 was to count the that were cast in the presidential election?
counting the electoral votes that were cast in the presidential election
Who was chosen as president of the US by the U.S House of Representatives?
John Quincy Adams was chosen by the House in 1824 because nobody got a majority of the electoral vote. (Thomas Jefferson was chosen by the House in 1800 because he and his running mate. Aaron Burr tied in electoral vote. At that time every elector cast two votes. The highest became President and second highest vice-president. Burr saw his chance to be president and refused to resign, but the House eventually elected Jefferson. The 12th amendment was soon ratified which made the election of President and vice-president separate.
