The Elections of 1824 and 1828
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- The Election of 1824 and 1828
- We're running for president!!!
- The Elections of 1824 and 1828
- None of us won the majority of electoral votes...
- I won the popular vote!
- The Elections of 1824 and 1828
- I'll drop out and convince the House of Representatives to make you president if you make me secretary of state!
- It's a deal!
- Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and John Quincy Adams all ran for president.
- The Elections of 1824 and 1828
- Clay and Adams have made a CORRUPT BARGAIN!
- Jackson won the popular vote, but nobody won more than half of electoral votes. In this instance, the House of Representatives will choose the president.
- The Elections of 1824 and 1828
- I am such a GREAT PERSON!
- Henry Clay dropped out of the election, but still does not want Jackson to win. As he is Speaker of House, he influences them so that Adams wins. Adams named Clay secretary of state in return.
- The Elections of 1824 and 1828
- I would like to propose-
- This deal was called the "corrupt bargain" by Jackson and his followers.
- During the election of 1828, both the Democrat-Republicans and National Republicans ended up mudslinging, or resulting to insulting and hurting other candidates' reputations.
- No! You're mean and ugly!
- The "corrupt bargain" made president Adams unpopular and caused many of his policies to be turned down. He was not to be re-elected for a second term. The election of 1828 was the first American election that focused on personalities rather than actual issues. It also showed the influence of the common man, as Jackson won by a landslide.
- You're the corrupt bargain guy? No.
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