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In the presidential election of 1824, Select one: a. Andrew Jackson received the most electoral votes and became president. b. John Q. Adams received the second-most electoral votes and was elected president by the House of Representatives. c. Henry Clay received the fourth-most electoral votes and was elected president by the House of Representatives. d. William Crawford received the most electoral votes, but he died before a president was chosen. e. None of these answers is correct.

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Answer:

b). John Q. Adams received the second-most electoral votes and was elected president by the House of Representatives.

Explanation:

In the presidential election that took place in the year 1824, "John Q. Adams was selected as the president by the House of Representatives after receiving the second most electoral votes." He was one of the two presidents who've been chosen as the president by the Representative House in the contingent elections to become the sixth president of the U.S.A. after conquering Andrew Jackson despite getting lesser popular votes than him. This was the reason that post this election, the entire system of presidential elections was altered. Hence, option b is the correct answer.

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