Question

Which statement best describes the result of the election of 1824?

-No candidate received a majority in the election so the electoral college had to revote.
-There were only two candidates running for President of the United States.
-Because no one met the constitutional requirement for winning, the election was decided in the House of Representatives.
-Henry Clay knew he would not win so he threw his support to Andrew Jackson, which made him the next President of the United States.

Answer 1

The third choice is the answer to your question.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) because no one met the constitutional requirement for winning, the election was decided in the House of Representatives.

The statement that best describes the result of the election of 1824 is the following: "because no one met the constitutional requirement for winning, the election was decided in the House of Representatives."

The United States presidential election of 1824 was controversial. Neither candidate met the constitutional requirement for winning and that is why the election had to be decided in the House of Representatives. This means that neither candidate won the electoral vote. That is how candidate John Quincy Adams won the presidency, instead of candidate Andrew Jackson. The other two candidates were Henry Clay and William H. Crawford.