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Question 9 • U.S. History I 2014 - SS3308 A-IC

The election of 1800 is historically important for which of the following reasons? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
The Federalists stayed in power.
B
Power transferred peacefully from one party to another.
C
The House of Representatives had to decide the outcome of the election.
D
The Federalists lost power.
E
No vice president was elected.

Explanation

In the election of 1800, Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, so the House of Representatives had to choose the president. The House selected Jefferson, and power passed peacefully from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans. Thus, the Federalists lost power; they did not stay in power, and a vice president was elected.

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