In the "corrupt bargain" of 1824, ________
A) Speaker of the House Henry Clay arranged for the House to elect John Quincy Adams as president
B) Andrew Jackson declined the presidency to allow his friend John Quincy Adams the office
C) Thomas Jefferson won the presidency, despite an electoral college tie with Aaron Burr
D) George Washington used his stature as president to create the Federalist party
E) the electoral college elected John Quincy Adams, despite Andrew Jackson having more popular votes
A
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