Despite Thomas Jefferson Winning a Majority of the Popular Vote

question 20

Multiple Choice

Despite Thomas Jefferson winning a majority of the popular vote and a majority of votes in the Electoral College during the election of 1800, a deadlock in the Electoral College led the election to being decided

• A) in the Senate.
• B) by the majority of state legislatures.
• C) in the House of Representatives.
• D) by the Supreme Court.
• E) by the Electoral Commission.

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