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Expanding Democracy

Question 2 • FL-2100010-M/J United States History A-CR

Which best describes the "corrupt bargain" of 1824?

Answer
A
John Quincy Adams helped Henry Clay win Congress’s vote for the presidency, so Clay made Adams the secretary of state.
B
Henry Clay helped John Quincy Adams win Congress’s vote for the presidency, so Adams made Clay the secretary of state.
C
Andrew Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams by winning the popular vote and the majority vote but not the electoral vote.
D
John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson by winning the popular vote and the majority vote but not the electoral vote.
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