1. Election of 1824 The “Corrupt Bargain”

2. Presidential Candidates John Quincy Adams, Massachusetts Henry Clay, Kentucky

3. William Crawford, Georgia Andrew Jackson, Tennessee

4. All four professed to be Republicans

5. Distinction between the four so “fuzzy” that John C. Calhoun appeared as vice-presidential candidate on BOTH Adams AND Jackson tickets!

6. Jackson War hero War hero Strong personal appeal Strong personal appeal Campaigned against corruption and privilege Campaigned against corruption and privilege

7. 12 th Amendment The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President.

8. Candidates Electoral Vote Popular Vote Popular Percentage 99153,54442.16 84108,74031.89 4146,61812.95 3747,13612.99

9. Deadlock = House of Representatives must choose among top three candidates

10. Clay eliminated, yet as Speaker of House he presided over the very chamber that had pick the winner. How awkward is that?

11. Meanwhile….Crawford had a stroke

12. Clay and Jackson BFFs

13. Clay worked behind the scenes

14. 1825 Decision Day

15. A few days later Clay named Secretary of State

16. Jackson Supporters Cried “Corrupt Bargain!”

17. Jackson called Clay the “Judas of the West”

18. John Randolph of Virginia publicly assailed the Adams/Clay alliance “shines and stinks like rotten mackerel by moonlight.”

19. Clay challenged Randolph to a duel!

20. No positive evidence to support the charges of corruption.