Which of the Following Issues Was Not a Reason Why

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following issues was not a reason why the 1800 presidential election was so significant?

• A) It was the first American election where the political party controlling the presidency changed.
• B) The House of Representatives decided who the president would be.
• C) George Washington set the precedent of not running for a third term as president.
• D) Thomas Jefferson was elected to the first of his two terms as president.
• E) Only when the election had been settled did it seem certain that the United States would endure.

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