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.
c
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A) ?Palestine B) ?Egypt C) ?Israel D) Syria? E) ?Lebanon
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