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By the time Monroe retired after two successful terms, there was only one political party in the United States:  Monroe's Democratic-Republican Party.  In fact, Monroe was so successful that he had no opposition for his reelection in 1820.
 
By the time Monroe retired after two successful terms, there was only one political party in the United States:  Monroe's Democratic-Republican Party.  In fact, Monroe was so successful that he had no opposition for his reelection in 1820.
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== The "Corrupt Bargain", also the Steamboat ==
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== The "Corrupt Bargain," also the Steamboat ==
    
After Monroe served two terms and retired just like Washington, a bitter race for president developed.  Jackson started his own Democratic Party and ran against John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, the son of John Adams.  Other candidates, such as Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky, also ran.  John Quincy Adams, a Democratic-Republican (and later a National Republican), was a former Federalist who supported a strong national government.  He had previously served as a minister to Russia.
 
After Monroe served two terms and retired just like Washington, a bitter race for president developed.  Jackson started his own Democratic Party and ran against John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, the son of John Adams.  Other candidates, such as Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky, also ran.  John Quincy Adams, a Democratic-Republican (and later a National Republican), was a former Federalist who supported a strong national government.  He had previously served as a minister to Russia.
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'''Debate:  Is it wrong for a politician to cut a deal with another politician like the "corrupt bargain" between Adams and Clay?'''
 
'''Debate:  Is it wrong for a politician to cut a deal with another politician like the "corrupt bargain" between Adams and Clay?'''
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John Quincy Adams was remarkable in how he continued to participate in politics after he was president.  While virtually all other presidents and vice presidents felt that Congress was beneath them after they served, John Quincy Adams returned to Congress as a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts.  There he fought for 17 more years against slavery and in favor of abolitionism, though the "gag rule" (see below) muzzled his anti-slavery efforts for some of that time.  He also ran unsuccessfully for the position of governor of Massachusetts.  John Quincy Adams died after collapsing on the House floor as he prepared to give a speech, and is interred in Quincy, Massachusetts.
    
== Jacksonian Democracy ==
 
== Jacksonian Democracy ==
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