John Quincy Adams labeled the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 as "the corrupt bargain."

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The term "corrupt bargain" refers to the 1824 presidential election, not the 1828 election. It was used by Andrew Jackson's supporters to describe the alleged deal between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay that supposedly helped Adams win the presidency in the House of Representatives after the 1824 election failed to produce a clear winner.

John Quincy Adams Labeled the Election of Andrew Jackson in 1828