1. The Election of 1824
In the election of 1824 Andrew Jackson had the most popular and the most electoral votes. Why did he not win the election?

2. House Vote
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives decides the election. When the House voted, John Quincy Adams received a majority of votes and won the Presidency.

3. Corrupt Bargain
Henry Clay believed the Secretary of State was the stepping stone to the Presidency. Some believe he used his position of Speaker of the House to influence the House vote. After Adams won, Clay was appointed Secretary of State. Jackson’s supporters called this the “Corrupt Bargain”.

4. Adams’ Presidency
Because of the controversy surrounded Adams’ election, his popularity, policies, and programs were never really accepted. In response, in the 1826 mid-term elections, opponents of Adams came to power in both the House and Senate.

5. Tue. January 5, 2016 Warm-up
Get your vocab journal and add these words:
Mudslinging- using gossip and sometimes flat-out lies to make an election opponent look bad.
Plurality- the largest number of votes, but less than a majority.
Majority- greater than half
Nominating convention- meeting at which the political parties select their candidate for the Presidency and other offices

6. The Election of 1828
Now you need a clean piece of paper to take notes and answer questions on. Be sure to put your full name, the date, and class period on the top. Title the page “The Election of 1828.”

7. Election of 1828
By the election of 1828, the Democratic-Republican Party had split. Jackson’s wing became known as the Democrats. They favored strong states rights and a weak central government.

9. Nominating Conventions
Electoral Changes
Caucus System
Nominating Conventions

10. Mudslinging
During the campaign, both sides used a tactic called “mudslinging”. As the name implies, both sides threw insults at the opposing candidates. What angered Jackson was that insults were hurled at his wife, Rachel

11. Mudslinging

12. Mudslinging

13. Mudslinging

14. Mudslinging

15. 1828 Election
On election day, Jackson won by a landslide (overwhelming amount) and was inaugurated March 4, 1829 as the seventh President of the United States.

16. Old Hickory
Andrew Jackson was the first president not to be an aristocrat. His home was Tennessee. He was a self made man who had fought in the Creek Wars and the War of Because of his toughness he was given the nickname “Old Hickory”.

17. New Voters
Jackson pushed for reforms to give more people “suffrage”, the right to vote. Specifically, he wanted poor white men to have the same rights as the rich. By 1840, 40% of the eligible population would be voting. Many states also changed the way electors were chosen.

18. The Spoils System
A political practice of giving governmental jobs to supporters of the winning candidate.

19. Quick Questions
Copy these questions under your graphic organizer on your note page:
1. How did the creation of primaries and a nominating convention give people more say in who runs for office?
2. How did Jackson expand voting rights in America?
3. Should we try to stop mudslinging in American politics? If so, how?

20. Thur. January 7, 2016 Warm-up
Get your vocab journal and add these words:
Tariff- a tax on imported goods. Tariffs protected Northern factories but hurt the South, who depended on cheap imported products.
Nullification- trying to get rid of a rule, guideline, or law or act as if it doesn’t exist.
Supremacy- one thing being better than another or having power over another.

21. Tariff Debate
Congress passed a tariff in 1828 designed to protect American manufacturers in the Northeast.

22. The South Protests
The South which imported many goods, opposed tariffs because it raised the price of imported goods. Southern politicians led by Vice President John C. Calhoun called the act the “Treaty of Abominations”.

23. Webster-Hayne Debate
Daniel Webster
Robert Hayne

24. Jackson vs. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
John C. Calhoun

25. Nullification
South Carolina passed legislation allowing them not to enforce acts passed by Congress. The crisis ended when Jackson supported a lower tariff.

26. Force Bill
In 1833, Congress passed the Force Bill which allowed the president to use the military if necessary to carry out the laws.

27. Wed. January 6, 2016 Warm-up
Find your notes from yesterday in the turn-in tray. Use them to complete the crossword puzzle on the table. You have 10 minutes.

28. Wed. January 6, 2016
Turn your crossword puzzle over. You’ve got some fill-in-the-blank and circle-the-right-answer notes to go along with two short videos.
These video are about Supreme Court decisions made BEFORE Andrew Jackson became President, but understanding them will help explain something Jackson did, which we will study tomorrow.

29. Think About It
Write your name on the index card I provide, then answer ONE of the two questions below in at least two complete sentences:
1. Federal Law allows for National Parks owned by the Feds, but many say that the Constitution doesn’t say that the Feds own land. According to the McCulloch case, do the states have to follow the Federal law? Why or why not?
2. Some states don’t like the Affordable Healthcare Act (Obamacare) and want to offer their own health care rules instead. According to Gibbons v Ogden, can the states ignore Obamacare? Why or why not?