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Why did Andrew Jackson believe that he, not John Quincy Adams, should have been elected president in 1824?

because he won both the popular vote and a plurality of electoral votes

because he won both the popular vote and a plurality of electoral votes

because he served as a strong military leader in the tradition of George Washington

because he served as a strong military leader in the tradition of George Washington

because Henry Clay should have supported him since he was from a neighboring state

because Henry Clay should have supported him since he was from a neighboring state

because John Quincy Adams had not held any other elective office

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Because he won the popular vote
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