<p> Chapter 10 The Age of Jackson Section 3</p><p>I. Election of 1824</p><p>A. Candidates Running for Presidency</p><p>A.1. John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford </p><p> and Andrew Jackson</p><p>A.2. Jackson received the most electoral votes, but no </p><p> majority</p><p>B. The Corrupt Bargain</p><p>B.1. Jackson won the popular vote</p><p> Did not receive majority of Electoral votes</p><p>B.2. House of Representatives must pick next president</p><p>B.3. Henry Clay was Speaker of the House</p><p> Had great influence on the members of the House </p><p> to vote for Adams</p><p>B.4. John Quincy Adams becomes next president</p><p> Adams appointed Clay to be secretary of state</p><p>B.5. Jackson becomes furious and vows to run in the </p><p> next election</p><p>II. Unpopular Adams</p><p>A. Economic Growth</p><p>A.1. Accomplished little</p><p>A.2. Had great ideas, but wanted to involve the </p><p> government too much</p><p> Roads, canals, national university</p><p>A.3. No American support for ideas</p><p>A.4. Americans felt that government would become too </p><p> big</p><p>A.5. One Term President</p><p>III. A New Era in Politics</p><p>A. Change in Voting</p><p>1. Expansion = New states</p><p> All white men over 21 can vote</p><p>2. Eastern states 1820s-1830s all white men 21 can vote</p><p>3. Women and Slaves still could not vote</p><p>IV. New Political Parties</p><p>A. Two New Parties Form</p><p>1. Whigs</p><p> Supported national growth</p><p> Federal government will better the economy</p><p> Mainly made up of Eastern business people</p><p>2. Democrats</p><p> Represented frontier farmers and factory </p><p> workers</p><p> Associated with today’s Democratic party</p><p> Small business owners</p><p>B. Choosing Candidates</p><p>1. Caucus</p><p> A meeting of members of a political party</p><p> Involved only small group of people</p><p>2. Nominating Conventions</p><p> Large meetings of party delegates to choose </p><p> candidates for office</p><p> Made voting more democratic</p><p> Gave people voice in choosing candidates V. Jackson becomes President</p><p>A. Election of 1828</p><p>A.1. 3 times as many people voted in the election of </p><p>1828</p><p> New voters supported Jackson</p><p>A.2. Jackson did best in the West and the South</p><p> Planters and farmers supported him</p><p> Small business people supported Jackson also</p><p>A.3. Adams was popular in New England</p><p> His home region</p><p>A.4. Jackson won by a landslide</p><p> Victory for the common man</p><p>B. The Spoils of Victory</p><p>A. Reward for Victory</p><p>1. Awarded jobs to those who helped him win election</p><p> Accused of not having qualified people</p><p> Openly defended himself</p><p>3. Common people can do government jobs</p><p>4. Spoils system</p><p> The practice of rewarding government jobs to</p><p> loyal supporters of the party that wins an </p><p> election </p>