Should music purchased on iTunes Store on Mac appear on iOS devices

My iMac has Mountain Lion and my iPad 2 and iPhone 4S have iOS6. All have iCloud active.
When I just purchased a song on the iTunes store on my iMac it immediately and automatically appeared on my iPhone but NOT my iPad. Why might that be? Did I not turn something on on my iPad that I did on my iPhone?
Thanks.

That's because "Automatic Downloads" aren't turned on in the iPad. On the iPad, open Settings > iTunes and App Stores, and turn on "Automatic Downloads", so all purchases you make will be downloaded automatically on your iPad.
Now, to download the song on the iPad, open iTunes > Purchased, and download the songs

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