In the election of 1824. Andrew Jackson won more electoral college votes

and popular votes than all the other candidates, but did not win the

presidency. Why?

OA) He and his supporters rigged the election,

He and his supporters felt that Jackson should have won by more,

so he dropped out of the election

The votes were miscounted, so the election had to be settled by

the House of Representatives,

He did not win the majority of the electoral college votes, so the

election had to be decided by the House of Representatives.

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15 May, 14:38

In the election of 1824. Andrew Jackson won more electoral college votes

and popular votes than all the other candidates, but did not win the

presidency. Why?

OA) He and his supporters rigged the election,

He and his supporters felt that Jackson should have won by more,

so he dropped out of the election

The votes were miscounted, so the election had to be settled by

the House of Representatives,

He did not win the majority of the electoral college votes, so the

election had to be decided by the House of Representatives.

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Lizbeth Banks · Answer 1

He did not win the majority of the electoral college votes, so the

election had to be decided by the House of Representatives.

Explanation:

Andrew Jackson won a plurality of electoral votes in the election of 1824, but still lost to John Quincy Adams when the election was deferred to the House of Representatives (by the terms of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.