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  2. 1800 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    While the 1800 election was a re-match of the 1796 election, it ushered in a new type of American politics, a two-party republic and acrimonious campaigning behind the scenes and through the press. On top of this, the election pitted the "larger than life" Adams and Jefferson, who were formerly close allies turned political enemies. [6]

  3. 1800 United States elections - Wikipedia

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    The 1800 United States elections elected the members of the 7th United States Congress. The election took place during the First Party System, and is generally considered the first realigning election in American history. [4] It was the first peaceful transfer of power between parties in American history. [5]

  4. Federalist Era - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Jefferson served as the third president after defeating John Adams in the 1800 presidential election. The transfer of presidential power between Adams and Jefferson represented the first such transfer between two different political parties in U.S. history, and set the precedent for all subsequent presidents from all political parties. [95]

  5. Midnight Judges Act - Wikipedia

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    During the 1800 elections, there was an intense growth of partisan politics, the political party of the executive branch of government changed for the first time, and there was an unprecedented peaceful transition of the political orientation of the country's leadership. [13]

  6. 1800 United States gubernatorial elections - Wikipedia

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    United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1800, in 11 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election. Six governors were elected by popular vote and five were elected by state legislatures.

  7. Opinion: The U.S. alone is saddled with an electoral college ...

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    The political advantage the three-fifths clause gave to Southern states in presidential elections was the main reason that Thomas Jefferson was referred to as “the Negro president” after his ...

  8. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney - Wikipedia

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    The Federalists chose him as their vice presidential nominee in the 1800 presidential election, hoping that his presence on the ticket could win support for the party in the American South. Though Alexander Hamilton schemed to elect Pinckney president under the electoral rules then in place, both Pinckney and incumbent Federalist President John ...

  9. History of the United States (1815–1849) - Wikipedia

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    In the election of 1828, Jackson defeated Adams by an overwhelming electoral majority in the first presidential election since 1800 to mark a wholesale voter rejection of the previous administration's policies. The electoral campaign was correspondingly as vicious as the one 28 years earlier, with Jackson and Adams camps hurtling the worst ...