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Although Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, the House of Representatives denied him the presidency in 1825 by supporting rival John Quincy Adams.

The election of 1824 pitted two factions of the Republican party, the only major party existing, against each other: National versus Radical or Old Republicans.

John Quincy Adams, elected President in 1824 as a Democratic-Republican, was a member, during his long political career, of no less than five political parties.

The political immune system is at it's most vulnerable on November 5th as the nation wakes up to the end of campaigning and realizes that Utopian ideals demand hard work.

Miscalculating the mood of the American voter, Henry Clay was his own worst enemy when it came to running a successful presidential campaign.

Benjamin Harrison's four years in the office of President has been largely forgotten in the century since. His legacy is mixed, despite a strong legislative agenda.

Benjamin Harrison, grandson of President William Henry Harrison, climbed quickly up the political ladder, from local politics to national recognition.

Andrew Jackson was surely one of the most controversial of all of America's first Presidents. From a war hero to a frontier lawyer to President, his story is fascinating

From the beginning, John Quincy Adams faced an uphill battle as President. He was never quite able to prove wrong those who viewed his Presidency as being "illegitimate.

More than virtually any other previous President, Andrew Jackson was elected on the popular vote and as a result saw himself as the representative of the people.

The first president to also be the son of a president, John Quincy Adams paralleled the temperament, career and opinions of his illustrious father.

Called "His Accidency" by his critics, John Tyler was born in Virginia in 1790.

American Presidents, with one exception, have been limited to two terms in office, first by tradition, then by Constitutional Amendment. How about their parties?

Apart from George Washington, James Monroe is the closest America has ever come to having a unanimously elected president, leading the country during peaceful times.

Martin Van Buren, as President of the United States, played a key role in establishing the Jacksonian Democratic party and in creating the second American party system.

Andrew Jackson was a polarizing figure in the history of American politics. He was a strong and capable leader with a violent tempor and a very clear vision of America,