01:512:104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Corrupt Bargain, Party System, Gambling
16 May 2018
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Chapter 13 - The Rise of a Mass Democracy The Rise of a
Mass Democracy
Major Themes
• A new spirit of mass democracy, symbolized by Jackson’s election to the Presidency, swept
through American society, bringing new energy as well as conflict and corruption to public life
• The growth of the Whigs signaled the emergence of the second American political party system
Major Question
What were the advantages and disadvantages of the politics of mass democracy?
Pre-Reading
What were the basic tenets of “Jeffersonian democracy?
Outline
Intro
• Economic distress and the issue on slavery raised the political stakes in the 1820's and 1830's
• New political campaigning parties emerged and new ways of campaigning were used as politicians tried
to sway the minds of the voters.
• Poeple no longer viewed political parties as corrupt but instead as a vital part of the checks and balances
of the American democracy.
• 1828, the democrats came to be and faced opposition from a party in the form of the Whigs.
• People started voting, while in 1824 only 25% of the population voted, that number increased to 78% in
1840.
The "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824
• Four candidates towered above the others: John quincy adams of Massachusetts, henry Clay of
Kentucky, William H crawford of Georgia, and Andrew jackson of tenessee all ran 1824
• All four rivals professed to be Republicans but Andrew Jackson had the strongest appeal especially in the
West where his campaign against the forces of corruption and privilege in government resonated deeply.
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