Question

candidate party number of electoral votesjohn adams federalist 71aaron burr democratic-republican 30thomas jefferson democratic-republican 68thomas pinckney federalist 59based on the information above, click to correct any errors in the text.the person who received the most electoral votes in the 1796 election was john adams. he became president and was a member of the federalist party. the person who received the second-most electoral votes was john adams. he became vice president and was a member of the federalist party. so, the president and the vice president were members of different parties.

Explanation:

First, identify the correct vote counts from the table: John Adams has 71 (most), Thomas Jefferson has 68 (second-most). Then correct the errors in the text: the second-most vote-getter is not John Adams, it is Thomas Jefferson, who was a Democratic-Republican, not Federalist. This makes the president (Federalist) and vice president (Democratic-Republican) from different parties, which matches the final correct claim.

Answer:

The person who received the most electoral votes in the 1796 election was John Adams. He became president and was a member of the Federalist Party. The person who received the second-most electoral votes was Thomas Jefferson. He became vice president and was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. So, the president and the vice president were members of different parties.