For the general concept, see political corruption.
Three events in American political history have been called[citation needed] a corrupt bargain: the 1824 United States presidential election, the Compromise of 1877, and Gerald Ford's 1974 pardon of Richard Nixon.
In all cases, Congress or the President acted against the most clearly defined legal course of action at the time, although in no case were the actions illegal. Two cases involved the resolution of indeterminate or disputed electoral votes from the United States presidential election process, and the third involved the disputed use of a presidential pardon. In all three cases, the president so elevated served a single term, or singular vacancy, and either did not run again or was not reelected when he ran.
In the 1824 election, without an absolute majority winner in the Electoral College, the 12th Amendment dictated that the outcome of the presidential election be determined by the House of Representatives. Then Speaker of the House — and low-ranked presidential candidate in that same election — Henry Clay gave his support to John Quincy Adams, the candidate with the second-most votes. Adams was granted the presidency, and then proceeded to select Clay to be his Secretary of State. In the 1876 election, accusations of corruption stemmed from officials involved in counting the necessary and hotly contested electoral votes of both sides, in which Rutherford B. Hayes was elected by a congressional commission.
in American political history have been called[citation needed] a corruptbargain: the 1824 United States presidential election, the Compromise of 1877...
of Jackson's supporters claimed that Adams and Clay had reached a "Corruptbargain" whereby Adams promised Clay the position of Secretary of State in...
results of the election preventing Jackson's victory, known as the corruptbargain. Following Jackson's victory in the next election, a dispute over the...
invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day."...
JSTOR 42628249. Stenberg, R. R. (1934). "Jackson, Buchanan, and the "CorruptBargain" Calumny". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 58 (1):...
state; as a result, critics alleged that the two had agreed to a "corruptbargain". Despite receiving support from Clay and other National Republicans...
Jackson's supporters accused Adams and Henry Clay of having reached a "corruptbargain" in which Clay helped Adams win the contingent election in return for...
same." Jackson cried foul, believing the election was stolen by a "corruptbargain" between Adams and Clay. He crusaded against the devils and defeated...
Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a "corruptbargain," and were inspired to create the Democratic Party. The 1876 presidential...
American politics. Characterizing Adams's victory as the result of a "corruptbargain" between Adams and Clay, Jackson and his supporters, including Martin...
'CorruptBargain' Charge." Tennessee Historical Quarterly 26#1 (1967), pp. 43–58. online Morgan, William G. "Henry Clay's Biographers and the 'Corrupt...
contingent election. Jackson's supporters alleged that there was a "corruptbargain" between Adams and Clay and began creating their own political organization...
allegedly resolved by the Compromise of 1877, also known as the CorruptBargain or the Bargain of 1877. In this compromise, it was claimed, Hayes became president...
immediately chose Clay as Secretary of State. Jackson loudly denounced this "corruptbargain." Campaigning vigorously he launched a crusade against the corruption...
subsequent contingent election in the House of Representatives. ("The CorruptBargain"). Jackson spends the four years after the election at his home, The...
Jackson and his supporters responded by accusing the pair of making a "corruptbargain". In the election for vice president, John C. Calhoun (the running...
pardon was controversial. Critics derided the move and claimed a "corruptbargain" had been struck between the men: that Ford's pardon was granted in...
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stepping stone to the presidency. Jackson was enraged by this so-called "corruptbargain" to subvert the will of the people. As president, Adams pursued an...
which chose Adams. Jackson supporters denounced this result as a "corruptbargain" because Clay gave his state's support to Adams, who subsequently appointed...
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State. Jackson and his followers accused Adams and Clay of striking a "corruptbargain", on which the Jacksonians would campaign for the next four years,...
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