corrupt bargain - Upstate NY

Question

An agreement described by this phrase allegedly decided a contingent election that ended the “Era of Good Feelings.” For 10 points each:

[10m] Give this two-word phrase describing a deal that decided the presidential election of 1824. The candidate who coined this phrase lost to John Quincy Adams after a deal that made Henry Clay secretary of state.

ANSWER: corrupt bargain

[10e] Supporters of this presumptive winner of the 1824 election rallied behind allegations of a “corrupt bargain.” This president, nicknamed “Old Hickory,” gained prominence as the winning general at the Battle of New Orleans.

ANSWER: Andrew Jackson

[10h] A governor with this last name responsible for building the Erie Canal unsuccessfully ran in 1824. That challenger of Madison in 1812 had this last name, as did his uncle who served as the first Governor of New York.

ANSWER: Clinton [accept DeWitt Clinton; accept George Clinton]

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Northern California	Main	Y	4	17.50	100%	50%	25%
Southern California	Main	Y	7	22.86	86%	86%	57%
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	5	18.00	100%	60%	20%
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	9	11.11	78%	22%	11%
Florida	Main	Y	4	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	11	28.18	100%	91%	91%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	25.56	100%	89%	67%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	25.56	100%	89%	67%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	2	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Midwest	Main	Y	9	25.56	100%	78%	78%
North	Main	Y	4	25.00	100%	75%	75%
Northeast	Main	Y	1	30.00	100%	100%	100%
Pacific	Main	Y	8	23.75	100%	100%	38%
South Central	Main	Y	6	21.67	100%	83%	33%
Southeast	Main	Y	12	28.33	100%	100%	83%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	22.00	100%	60%	60%

Data


Cornell C	Binghamton A	10	10	10	30
Cornell B	Cornell A	10	10	0	20
Cornell D	ESF	0	10	10	20
RIT A	Binghamton C	10	10	10	30
RIT B	Rochester	0	10	0	10