20th United States Congress
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The 20th United States Congress was the federal legislative body that met from 1827 to 1829 during John Quincy Adams’s presidency, notable for passing controversial measures that intensified sectional tensions before Andrew Jackson took office.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Congress ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| associatedWith | rise of Jacksonian democracy ⓘ |
| chamberCount | 2 ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | 20th in sequence of United States Congresses ⓘ |
| convenesUnderConstitution | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| duringPresidencyOf | John Quincy Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1829 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 21st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedByPresidencyOf | Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| governmentForm | representative democracy ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
20th United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
20th United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeAuthorityOver | United States federal law ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeSessions |
First session of the 20th United States Congress
ⓘ
Second session of the 20th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStatesRepresented | 24 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPresidentOfSenate | John C. Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | Andrew Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerChamber | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativePeriod | pre–Andrew Jackson administration ⓘ |
| legislativeTermNumber | 20 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| meetsDuring | 1820s ⓘ |
| meetsIn | United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | United States Capitol Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsUnderPresident | John Quincy Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial legislative measures
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intensifying sectional tensions ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| partySystemContext | Second Party System (emerging) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 19th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sessionCount | 2 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1827 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation |
Era of Good Feelings (late phase)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post–War of 1812 era ⓘ |
| transitionToNextPresident | Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesVotingSystem | majority vote in each chamber ⓘ |
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