Election of 1824: The Corrupt Bargain EQ: How did the Corrupt Bargain affect American Politics?

Let’s Review… Presidents… 1. George Washington 2. John Adams 3. Thomas Jefferson 4. James Madison 5. James Monroe

Election of 1824  Who ran… John Quincy Adams – Democratic-Republican William Crawford Henry Clay Andrew Jackson – Democratic-Republican  Who won… Jackson won popular votes BUT Jackson had the most electoral votes, but he didn’t have enough…

Corrupt Bargain  Jackson had the most electoral votes and won the popular vote, but because so many people ran, no one candidate had at least half +1 electoral votes. What happens then?  House of Representatives decides election  Election of 1824 Results Election of 1824 Results

Corrupt Bargain (conclusion)  Speaker of the House, Henry Clay, influenced the House members, so they voted for Adams  Henry Clay is then appointed as Secretary of State by President Adams…

Election of 1824 – 6 th President  John Quincy Adams becomes the 6 th President of the United States  He was a Democratic- Republican  John Adam’s son he was disliked by most like his father

Election of 1828  Jackson claimed to represent the “common man” Jackson felt a connection with normal, everyday common people JQ Adams felt a connection with the wealthy, privileged people  Jackson & Adams were both Democratic- Republicans BUT they represented different groups of people.

Split Party  Since Adams and Jackson represented different groups of people, the party split.  Adams’ supporters became known as Republicans  Jackson’s supporters became known as Democrats

Election of 1828 – Andrew Jackson  Jackson promised to look out for the interests of the common people.  The idea of spreading political power to all the people and ensuring majority rule became known as Jacksonian democracy. Jackson began giving jobs to his supporters and friends – he backed the majority

Election of 1828  Andrew Jackson won the election of 1828 to become the 7 th President  Jackson’s humble background and reputation as a war hero helped make him President.  He was the first President who wasn’t from a rich Mass. or Virginia family.  Thousands of people came to Jackson’s inauguration, this showed Jackson’s popularity.

Spoils System  Jackson began his Presidency by replacing many government jobs & officials with his supporters and friends. (ordinary citizens)  The spoils system became known as the practice of giving government jobs to political supporters.