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The correct answer is C. Although John Quincy Adams did not win the most votes, the House of Representatives voted him president.
The corrupt bargain of 1824 refers to the outcome of the presidential election of 1824, in which four candidates were vying for the office. Andrew Jackson received the most votes, but did not win a majority of the electoral vote, which meant that the decision was left to the House of Representatives. In the end, the House voted to make John Quincy Adams the next president, despite the fact that he had received fewer votes than Jackson. It was later discovered that Adams had struck a deal with Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House, in which Clay agreed to support Adams in exchange for being named secretary of state. This sparked accusations that Adams had "stolen" the presidency through a corrupt bargain, and contributed to the bitter political rivalry between Jackson and Adams.