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Who decided the 1824 presidential election, and why?

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C) Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams agreed to serve as president and vice president, respectively, because Jackson received the most votes.

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As no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the U.S. House of Representatives votes to elect John Quincy Adams, who won fewer votes than Andrew Jackson in the popular election, as president of the United States.
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