1. Jacksonian Democrats
Since he had lacked the majority of votes required by the Constitution to win the election, the House of Representatives received the burden of choosing a president. ... He strongly believed that the United States should be a league of separate states; this is because when the majority rules without restriction, as he believed the federal government did, the minority suffers. ... Georgia, Chief Justice John Marshall ruled against Georgia. ...
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