In 1892, Grover Cleveland
a. won a majority of the Electoral College but lost the popular vote.
b. won a majority of the popular vote but lost the Electoral College.
c. became the first president to win two nonconsecutive terms.
d. won the presidency, even though his party lost control of the House and Senate.
ANSWER: c
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