James Madison (No Term Limits)

James Madison was inaugurated president in 1826 when President Jefferson died. Thomas Jefferson had been remembered as a uniter, a hero, and a mediator. James Madison had big shoes to fill.

1st Term
James Madison chose John C Calhoun as his vice president. In 1828 the Nullification Crisis happened in South Carolina where South Carolina had nullified a federal tariff law. James Madison opposed this while Calhoun supported it and resigned from the vice presidency just before the election and ran for president.

1828 Election
Several candidates ran for president, including James Madison, Andrew Jackson, John C Calhoun, John Quincy Adams, and Henry Clay. At the end the electoral votes were split. The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams the next president of the United States.