In the presidential election of 1824,
A. Henry Clay received the fourth-most electoral votes and was elected president by the House of Representatives.
B. None of these answers is correct.
C. Andrew Jackson received the most electoral votes and became president.
D. John Q. Adams received the second-most electoral votes and was elected president by the House of Representatives.
E. William Crawford received the most electoral votes, but he died before a president was chosen.
D
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What will be an ideal response?
________, at the cost of his political future, steered the nation away from war by reopening negotiations with France, only to fail and then begin an unofficial naval war.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of these statements is an example of using inclusive language?
A) "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." B) "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." C) "Do you guys want to go to the store with me?" D) "Each student should sign the honor pledge on his or her exam."
Which of the following best states the goals of the "pure and simple unionism" advocated by Samuel Gompers?
(A) Labor unions should concentrate on increasing wages and benefits. (B) Labor should organize industry's skilled and unskilled workers into a single union. (C) Labor unions should compete directly with large industries in producing and distributing consumer products. (D) Industrial workers should form a political party to achieve their goals. (E) The defective capitalist system should be replaced by labor cooperatives.