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Why did the election of 1824 go to the House? (please help) A) The president and VP got the same number of votes. B) Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton. C)No candidate got a majority of electoral votes.
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Why did the election of 1824 go to the House? (please help)

A) The president and VP got the same number of votes.

B) Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton.

C)No candidate got a majority of electoral votes.

D)No candidate got a plurality of electoral votes.

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I think the answer is C
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The answer is c

Step-by-step explanation:

The House of Representatives Elected John Quincy Adams as President. ... Following an inconclusive Electoral College result, the House performed the constitutionally prescribed role of deciding the 1824 presidential election. Andrew Jackson of Tennessee had won the popular vote and commanded 99 electoral votes.

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