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The Road to Democracy

The rich white men whoTwrote the Constitution did not want to create a country that would promote liberty, equality and jusice for all , they wanted to create a country where the interest of a relatively small group of wealthy merchants and land owners would be able to control the millions of tenant farmers, slaves, and Native American

When the delegates that wrote the Declaration of Indepemdence.allowed the institution of slavery coninue, they created country where liberty, equality and justice could not long endure.

The Constitution was not written to benefit the milllions of slaves, Native Americans and tenantfarmers, it was written to protect the wealth, power and prestige of an oligarchy of the wealthiest white merchants and Plantation owners,

The Unions of States survived as an oligarchy until the Presidential Electionof 1828. At the time the rise of political parties the oligarchy became a democracy.

After Andrew Jackson lost the Presidential Election in 1824 even though he received,more Electoral amd popular votes, John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives.

The United States presidential election of 1824 was a pivotal turning point in American politics that marked the end of the "Era of Good Feelings" and the collapse of the First Party System. Despite winning the most popular and electoral votes, Andrew Jackson lost the presidency to John Quincy Adams in a contingent election held by the House of Representatives. The election is famous for the "Corrupt Bargain" allegations that arose after Adams appointed Henry Clay as Secretary of State following his crucial support in the House vote.

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Permalink Reply by Keith Broaders on January 4, 2026 at 7:00am

The 1824 presidential election was the first election in American history in which the popular vote mattered, as 18 states chose presidential electors by popular vote (six states still left the choice up to their state legislatures).

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Permalink Reply by Keith Broaders on June 6, 2020 at 3:45am

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In 5 states, the state legislature chose electors. The other 6 chose electors through some form involving a popular vote, though in only two states did the choice depend directly on a statewide vote in a way even roughly resembling the modern method in all states.