Elections of 1824 and 1828 and Electoral College
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# of votes each state gets
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2 reps plus based on population
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District of Columbia
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Gets 3 extra representatives in the Electoral College
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What candidate needs in order to win
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270 votes (majority)
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If no one gets majority votes
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-the vote goes to the House of Representatives
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Criticisms of Electoral College
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-Gives unfair advantage to states with larger populations (Can win popular vote in less than half the states)
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Arguments in favor of Electoral College
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-Protects small states or large states with small population
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Candidates of Election of 1824
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-John Quincy Adams (MA) -Andrew Jackson (TN) -William Crawford (GA) -Henry Clay (KY)
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Popular vote/ Electoral College vote
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-Andrew Jackson won both the popular vote and plurality (greatest # but not more than half) of Electoral College votes -Votes went to House
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Involvement of House of Representatives
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-Henry Clay was Speaker of the House, disliked Jackson because of military background -Influenced House's vote
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Outcome of Election of 1824
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-Adams won, although Jackson won both votes
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"Corrupt Bargain"
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-Jackson called Adam's election this -Believed people's vote had been distorted because popular vote had been ignored
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Changes to voting laws before 1828
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-The right to vote was extended to more white males -Originally just for landowners -Later extended to poorer white males (90%)
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Rachel Jackson
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-Jackson's wife -Married Jackson while married to another man, caused issues in his election
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Mudslinging
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-Negative campaigns -Jackson: Rachel -Adams: he had given prostitute to Russian tsar
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Winner of 1828 election
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Andrew Jackson
