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Elections and Amendments

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12th Grade

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Elections and Amendments
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1.

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1 min • 1 pt

a period that saw the development of a two-party system akin to our modern system, presidential electioneering bearing a closer resemblance to modern political campaigning, and the strengthening of the power of the executive branch. After no candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the 1824 election, John Quincy Adams was elected president by the House of Representatives

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1968

1824

2000

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1 min • 1 pt

demonstrated the divisions within the United States just before the Civil War. The election was unusual because four strong candidates competed for the presidency. Lincoln, John Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen Douglas.

1912

1860

1876

1968

3.

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1 min • 1 pt

Jefferson narrowly defeated the Federalist John Adams in the election of 1800; his victory demonstrated that power could be transferred peacefully between parties under the Constitution.

Election of 1824

Election of 1800

Election of 1876

Election of 1912

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1 min • 1 pt

demonstrated a sharp division in society between urban and rural interests. William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) was able to form a coalition that answered the call of progressive groups and rural interests including the indebted farmers and those arguing against the gold standard.

1896

1860

1912

1968

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1 min • 1 pt

Was the only presidential election in which a third-party candidate finished second. It was the first time in 20 years that a Democrat won the White House. Woodrow Wilson won against Taft and Roosevelt.

1876

1912

2000

1980

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1 min • 1 pt

Was one of the closest in American history. John F. Kennedy won the popular vote by a slim margin of approximately 100,000 votes. Richard Nixon won more individual states than Kennedy, but it was Kennedy who prevailed by winning key states with many electoral votes.

1960

1968

1980

1992

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1 min • 1 pt

It was the first time that most African Americans had voted Democratic rather than Republican. Also, Labor Unions gave united support to a presidential candidate. Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt won re-election, defeating Republican Governor Alf Landon of Kansas.

2000

1992

1936

1896

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