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7.4—The Corrupt Bargain and John Quincy Adams
I.
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Election of 1824
Four candidates to win the presidency of 1824—no real political parties (Federalists
and Democratic-Republicans were in the process of dissolving)
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__________________________ (Tennessee) (99 electoral votes)
o Little experience in politics and very little education
o A lot of experience in the military (Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812)
o Received the most popular votes and the most electoral votes but did not
receive the majority of the votes
o A lot of support in the south and west
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________________________ (Massachusetts) (84 electoral votes)
o Son of John Adams
o Every previous president had been Secretary of State—John Quincy Adams was
the Secretary of State under James Madison
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________________________ (Georgia) (41 electoral votes)
o Popular in the big states like Virginia and New York
o Crawford was the early favorite to win the election but suffered a stroke
during the campaign
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__________________________ (Kentucky) (37 electoral votes)
o Speaker of the House of Representatives—he had a lot of respect and
persuasion here
o Created the American System
II.
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Importance of this Election
Candidate with the most popular votes—________________ (99 votes) but he failed to
receive the majority of electoral votes
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Amendment XII—If no candidate receives the majority, than the winner will be
chosen within the ________________________________________
o This amendment also stated that the top three candidates would enter a run-off
election in the House of Representatives
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_______________________—name given to the outcome of the runoff election in the
House of Representatives
o Henry Clay (Speaker of the House of Representatives) __________to help John
Quincy Adams win the run-off election in _______________ for being named
______________________
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Importance of the election
o More than 40,000 Americans voted for _________________ than John Quincy
Adams but he ________
o This is the only election when the person with the most
________________________ was not named _________________
III.
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Presidency of John Quincy Adams
__________th president of the United States who took the oath to office on a book of
_________ (everyone else has used the Bible). Years in office: 1825-1829
o He wanted to show a _______________________ of church and state
(government would not interfere with religion)
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Cabinet
o William H. Crawford was asked to be Secretary of the ___________________
o Andrew Jackson was asked to be Secretary of _______________
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Both declined
Accomplishments of John Quincy Adams
o First president to outwardly condemn _______________
o Continued with the ____________________—built many roads, canals, and
harbors throughout the country
o Proposed to build a national university in Washington D.C. (did not receive
funding for this)
o Proposed to build observatories and advance knowledge in the atmosphere (did
not receive funding for this)
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Wise beyond his years but a weak president
End of his life
o Very ________ accomplishments as President of the United States
o He only served _________ term (just like his father)
o Went back to the ________________________ after becoming president
o Suffered a __________ on the floor of the House of Representatives and died
two days later (February 23, 1848)