Do Now 151, 383 Based on this chart, who became president in 1824? The Presidential Election of 1824 Henry Clay VS. William CrawfordVS. John Quincy Adams VS. Andrew Jackson Directions: 1. Google Classroom 2. Open: Election of 1824 What does the Constitution say? Amendment XII The person having the greatest number of [electoral] votes for President, shall be the President… and if no person have such majority... the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President...in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote. Is that fair? 39.3 million people 582,000 people Intro. Video What do you notice on the Electoral College Map? Type here The Election of 1824 I. Results Vs. A. No candidate won a majority of the electoral votes 1. Andrew Jackson gets most 2. John Quincy Adams get second most B. Constitutional Response 1. 12th Amendment determines what to do 2. House of Representatives will decide who becomes president ● Leader of the House of The Corrupt Bargain? Representatives ● Elected by the members of the majority party ● What they do: ○ Sets the order of issues discussed ○ Moderates debates ○ Determine who sits II. House of Representatives decides on what committee A. Henry Clay was the Speaker of the House The Corrupt Bargain? B. The Deal 1. A newspaper published an unsigned letter. 2. Letter says that John Q. Adams promised Clay would become Secretary of State if he convinced people to vote for him. The Corrupt Bargain? C. Outcome Tally sheet showing each state’s vote 1. House chose John Quincy Adams as president 2. Henry Clay becomes Secretary of State 3. Jackson and his supporters accused Clay and Adams of making a “corrupt bargain” Edpuzzle Period A1 Period B1 Period A2 Period B2 Period A3 Period B3 Period A4 Period B4 Comic: Represent the Corrupt Bargain Use the template + characters on the next slide OR create your own. Represent the Corrupt Bargain Directions: 1. Edpuzzle (slide 13) 2. Comic (slide 14 +15) Extension 1. Read this Newsela article 2. Take the .