How did the corrupt bargain?

Answer 1

In the 1824 U.S. presidential election, no candidate received a majority of the electoral votes. Andrew Jackson led with 99 votes, followed by John Quincy Adams with 84, William Harris Crawford with 41 and Henry Clay with 37. Under the 12th Amendment procedure, the House of Representatives had to choose a president from the top three candidates. Clay, thus out of the race, threw his support to Adams, who was elected by the House. Adams in turn named Clay his Secretary of State, an arrangement that Jackson supporters labeled the "corrupt bargain".

Answer 2

When the 1824 election ended without any candidate receiving a majority in the electoral college, the House of Representatives awarded the election to John Quincy Adams. Andrew Jackson's outraged supporters claimed that a corrupt bargain had been struck whereby Henry Clay supported Adams in the House vote in return for the office of secretary of state.

Answer 3

The Corrupt Bargain refers to a political deal that took place during the United States presidential election of 1824. In that election, no candidate won a majority of the electoral votes, which threw the election into the House of Representatives as mandated by the Constitution.

The top three candidates were Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and William H. Crawford. Henry Clay, who had finished fourth in the electoral vote, was the Speaker of the House and used his political influence to support Adams in the House of Representatives, despite Jackson winning the popular vote.

In exchange for Clay's support, Adams agreed to make Clay his Secretary of State, which was then considered to be a stepping stone to the presidency. Jackson and his supporters accused Adams and Clay of making a "corrupt bargain" to deny Jackson the presidency, even though he had won the most popular votes and the most electoral votes in the initial election.

The Corrupt Bargain became a controversial and divisive issue in American politics, and it contributed to the formation of the Democratic Party, which supported Jackson in the 1828 presidential election.

Answer 4

In the 1824 election, the House of Representative was required to appoint the president because no man got a majority of the electoral vote and four men got votes. Henry Clay finished fourth and so was eliminated. However, he had been Speaker of the House , was influential there and was able to swing the votes of the states he had won to Adams even though as a Kentuckian, the Tennessean Jackson was a more natural choice. The House of Representatives chose Adams as President and Adams appointed Clay as Secretary of State. Many supporters of Jackson believed this appointment to be a reward resulting from a 'corrupt bargain' or secret arrangement between Clay and Adams. In those days, the position as Secretary of State was a stepping stone to the Presidency .

Answer 5

Corrupt bargaining is when one barters something of high value, but gets something seeming very valuable, but in reality constructed of cheap material, which would cause it to break soon. That person bartered something of fine quality, but in return, got something very cheap but seemingly expensive and valuable.

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Answer 6

The corrupt bargain of 1824 refers to the alleged political deal where John Quincy Adams was awarded the presidency by the House of Representatives in exchange for Henry Clay becoming his Secretary of State. This resulted in accusations of a backroom deal and fueled political tensions in the United States.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

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