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Unit 8 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Election of 1824 | election between Adams, Clay, Jackson, Crawford; House of Representatives chose the winner; no candidate received a majority of the votes |
| Election of 1828 | rematch between Jackson and Adams; Jackson elected the 7th president |
| Electoral vote | number of votes that determines the president; must be a majority of more than half |
| Corrupt Bargain | agreement between John Adams and Henry Clay in which Adams became president and Clay became his Secretary of State |
| John Quincy Adams | Monroe's secretary of state; 6th president; won election of the election of 1824 |
| Henry Clay | John Quincy Adams secretary of state; worked out a compromise tariff in 1812 then Clay became his secretary of state |
| Andrew Jackson | represented the common man and and considered the peoples freedom |
| Worcester vs. Georgia | court case in which the Cherokee won the right to stay on their land |
| Electoral College | group that chooses the president of the US |
| Electors | a member of the electoral college |
| House of Representatives | part of congress that impeaches the president, passes bills and chooses the president if no one gets majority of votes |
| John C. Calhoun | Jackson's first vice president but resigned, argued in favor of states rights and from South Carolina |
| Popular Vote | the number of people that vote for a president candidate; doesn't directly choose the president |
| Tariff | tax on imported goods; favored by the north; opposed by the south |
| Nullification Crisis | situation in Jackson's presidency when SC refused to follow the tariff of 1828,resolved by Henry Clay |
| States rights | the doctrine which states have certain powers not listed in the Constitution |