week 4

Presidential Election of 1824 (The Corrupt Bargain)

 

	Jackson	Adams	Crawford	Clay
Individual Votes	153, 544	108,740	46,618	47,136
Electoral Votes	99	84	41	37

 

The table above represents the numerical results of the popular votes and electoral votes for the different candidates in the presidential election of 1824. Based on these results, and your understanding of Chapter Ten, write a short analysis of these numerical results. Your analysis should include your interpretation of these figures, an explanation of the next required step in the process, and why the overall result was called “The Corrupt Bargain.”

 

The finished analysis should be:

 

1 Typed (Double-Spaced)

2 Times New Roman (# 12 Font)

3 Written in Clear, Grammatically Correct English

Approximately ½ page in length