In the lecture of November 2, I learned about the elections in 1824 and 1828. In 1824, there were four presidential candidates: John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, Andrew Jackson, and Henry Clay. There was a conflict between Jackson and the other candidates because they argue that Jackson was not fit to be the next President. While Jackson accused them of being elitist who don’t care about the common people. Even though Jackson won the popular vote easily, the Electoral college has the final say on who becomes the next President. In order to beat Jackson, Clay and Adam decided to form an alliance. By the end of election, Adam becomes the next President with Clay being nominated as secretary of state. As a result of the “corrupt bargain”,
