What problems did Andrew Jackson have with John Quincy Adams?
The main problem was he thought that Adams stole the election of 1824 as a result of a crass deal with other candidates. None of the four candidates got a majority of electoral votes, so the decision was made by the House of Representatives. This election is notable for being the only time since the passage of the Twelfth Amendment in which the presidential election was decided by the House of Representatives, as no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote. This presidential election was also the only one in which the candidate receiving the most electoral votes (Jackson) did not become president (because a majority, not just a plurality, is required to win). It is also often said to be the first election in which the president did not win the popular vote, although the popular vote was not measured nationwide. At that time, several states did not conduct a popular vote, allowing their state legislature to choose their electors. Jackson got his revenge in 1828 when he won ha
