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1 The Election of 1824

2 A. The Candidates Henry Clay Andrew Jackson William Crawford
frontierpartisans.com en.wikipedia.org Henry Clay Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams William Crawford A. The Candidates

3 B. The Result Although Jackson won the popular vote none of the candidates received the majority of the electoral college

4 What is a Majority? 50% +1

5 When no one gets a majority of the electoral votes the election goes to the House
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6 Only the top three go, so Henry Clay is Eliminated
frontierpartisans.com en.wikipedia.org Henry Clay Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams William Crawford Only the top three go, so Henry Clay is Eliminated

7 William Crawford has a stroke
frontierpartisans.com en.wikipedia.org Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams William Crawford William Crawford has a stroke

8 So the Election comes down to…
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9 Henry Clay is Speaker of the House
He Selects John Quincy Adams

10 Adams selects Clay as his Secretary of State

11 Jackson says he was cheated!
Corrupt Bargain!!! Jackson says he was cheated!


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