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Why did the presidential election of 1824 need to be decided by the House of Representatives?
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∙ 6y ago
Back in the 1800 the electors in the electoral college only got one vote and it was for the president so the person who received the most votes was the President and the person who came in 2nd was the Vice President and there were 4 candidates for Presidency and the two of them tied for first place, and even though they were from the same party Thomas Jefferson who was selected as his party's choice for president tied with Aaron Burr which was the party's choice for Vice President. And in our Constitution if there is a tie or neither member reaches the now designated number to get the Presidency, the House of Representatives (since they represent more of the US's population) votes on which person receives the nod for Presidency. And now today each elector gets two votes one for the Presidential candidate and one for the Vice Presidential candidate.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 6y agoIn 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. The popular vote totals were Andrew Jackson 151,271, John Quincy Adams 113,122, Henry Clay 47,531, and William Crawford 40,856. 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.
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∙ 13y agoIt did not -- Washington won in a landslide. You must be thinking of 1824.
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Was the 1824 presidential election between Adams and Jackson decided by the house of representatives?
Yes, it was.
Which Constitutional Amendment was passed to prevent a Presidential Election from being decided in the House of Representatives?
12th
When did the US House of Representatives last decided the outcome of a presidential election?
1824. John Quincy Adams
What happens if the 270 electoral votes are not earned by one candidate in a presidential election?
The election is decided by a vote of the members of the US House of Representatives.
If no majority in presidential election who decides?
The house of representatives
Who decided the presidential election of 1876?
The election followed the Constitution and went to the House of Representatives to be decided. However a deal was made that the Republicans would end reconstruction in the South and remove the last Federal troops if Hayes was elected.
The winner of the presidential election of 1800 was chosen by the?
House of Representatives
Did the house of representatives ever have to decide a presidential election?
1800 & 1824
Which three presidential elections decided by the House of Representatives?
your mom!...and dad!
What if no majority is won during a presidential election?
If there is no majority in a presidential election, the election moves to the newly elected house of Representatives who vote on the top 3 contestants.
Can there be a tie in the presidential election?
Yes, and there has been (1800). If there was a tie, the House of Representatives would vote.
Who won the 1824 US presidential election?
John Quincy Adams won over Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election. This election was unusual in that it was ultimately decided by the U.S. House of Representatives after no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote.
