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

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

3. 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…

4. 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

5. 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…

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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.