At the election of 1824, there were four presidential candidates: John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun. When the results was tallied, none of the four received an electoral majority because each carried different areas. Based on the Twelfth Amendment, three of the top candidates would be decided by the House of Representatives (Henry Clay was kicked off because he received the least vote). It was apparent that Jackson was going to win (and he did won the popular vote), but Henry Clay, using his influence as the Speaker of the House, convinced the majority of the House to vote for Adams. As a result, John Quincy Adams became the president, and as a favour to Clay, he appointed Clay as the Secretary of State. For this reason, the election of 1824 was seen as a "corrupt bargain." Also, this election finally ended the "Era of Good Feelings" because for once, there is not just one political party, which was an advantage because having only one political party gave a sense of political unity. In addition, it also ended the congressional caucus. Before 1824, Congressional Caucus was a system used to nominate only one candidate to represent each political party, but with many people voting for presidential candidates, there were several people representing the Republicans instead of only one, thus leading to the demise of the Congressional Caucus.
The US House of Representatives settled the 1824 election and chose the president in early 1825.
The 1824 presidential election did mark the final collapse of Republican-Federalist political framework.
Andrew Jackson received the most support from Southern Farmers in the 1824 election.
The election of 1824
Andrew Jackson received the most support from Southern Farmers in the 1824 election.
Andrew Jackson received the most support from Southern Farmers in the 1824 election.
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Andrew Jackson's supporters were furious when he did not win the 1824 election and said that it was a corrupt bargain
The four people running for president in the election of 1824 were from the same party failed to agree on who was the clear cut people's favorite.