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Date Posted: 23:36:43 10/07/02 Mon
Author: The Coolest Girl in the WORLD! (yah--that's JORDAN!)
Subject: Ch8 - The "Corrupt Bargain"

I. the Revival of Opposition (blue heading)
A. after 1816, federalist part disappeared and republicans (not really a party, just representing people) were only organized force in national politics
i. by the 1820s, partisan divisions were emerging again
ii. Republicans began to take on federalist ideas like economic growth and centralization, and the opposition objected to the federal governments expanding role
B. by the 1820s, the question was not whether to expand, but how to expand the country.

I. The "Corrupt Bargain"
A. End of the Caucus System
i. When the Federalist Party ceased and James Monroe ran for reelection unopposed, presidential candidates were nominated by caucuses. (A meeting of member of the same political party to select candidates or decide on a policy)
a. In 1824, “King Caucus” was overthrown and the Republican Party nominated William H. Crawford
-other candidates won nominations and received endorsements from irregular mass meetings around the country
B. Presidential Candidates
i. John Quincy Adams
a. held the stepping-stone-to-the-presidency position but he knew he did not have much social appeal
ii. Henry Clay
a. proposed the “American System” of raising the protective tariff to strengthen the national bank
iii. Andrew Jackson
a. no significant political record: a short stint in senate, and war hero
C. Election of 1824
i. Jackson received the most popular and electoral votes
a. Clay and Crawford were out of the running but Clay still could weigh the decision
-Clay endorsed Adams since he and Jackson were political rivals and despite all of Jackson’s votes, Adams won the election on account of Clay’s endorsement
ii. The Jacksonians were outraged at his loss and even further so when Adams named Clay his secretary of state
a. what the Jacksonians called the “corrupt bargain” haunted Adams throughout his presidency

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