Chapter 13: The Rise of Mass Democracy ?Corrupt Bargain? of 1824 Four Candidates for President John Q. Adams Henry Clay William H. Crawford Andrew Jackson John C. Calhoun is vice-pres candidate for Adams and Jackson Jackson is the strongest in the West Gets the most popular votes by a large margin Fails to get a majority of electoral votes Twelfth Amendment House decides among the top 3 candidates Clay is eliminated Crawford had a stroke Clay is the Speaker of the House Has the power to influence who gets elected Jackson and Clay don?t like each other Clay and Adams agree politically Nationalists Advocates of ?American System? Clay supports Adams and meets with him before the final vote to let him know Adams wins and makes Clay his Secretary of State
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Chapter 13: The Rise of Mass Democracy ?Corrupt Bargain? of 1824 Four Candidates for President John Q. Adams Henry Clay William H. Crawford Andrew Jackson John C. Calhoun is vice-pres candidate for Adams and Jackson Jackson is the strongest in the West Gets the most popular votes by a large margin Fails to get a majority of electoral votes Twelfth Amendment House decides among the top 3 candidates Clay is eliminated Crawford had a stroke Clay is the Speaker of the House Has the power to influence who gets elected Jackson and Clay don?t like each other Clay and Adams agree politically Nationalists Advocates of ?American System? Clay supports Adams and meets with him before the final vote to let him know Adams wins and makes Clay his Secretary of State
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