Multiple choice

Andrew Jackson’s supporters used the term “Corrupt Bargain” to refer to which of the following?

  1. Use of the spoils system by Henry Clay

  2. Chartering of the Second Bank of the United States

  3. Passage of the Missouri Compromise

  4. Selection of John Quincy Adams as President
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Corrupt Bargain refers to the 1824 presidential election where no candidate won a majority of electoral votes. The House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams, and Jackson's supporters alleged that Henry Clay had traded his support for a cabinet position.

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