Question

The election of 1836 was noteworthy because

• A. It was the first time since 1816 that two national parties ran candidates
• B. It was the first time a seated vice president ran for the presidency
• C. A party deliberately tried to force the choice to be made by the House of Representatives and not the Electoral College
• D. For the first time. a president ran for a third term
• E. The Anti-Mason Party showed impressive electoral strength for a third party

Answer 1

The correct option is A It was the first time since 1816 that two national parties ran candidates

The election of 1836 was noteworthy because it was the first since 1816 that two national parties ran candidates. The 1836 election was pitted between President Andrew Jackson's hand-chosen successor, Martin Van Buren, and several candidates from the growing Whing Party. This was the first election in which the issue of slavery began to surface at the national level in addition to the continued battle over federal oversight and intervention.