The Jackson Era

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Once he became president, Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his supporters.

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True

Front

John C. Calhoun believed that individual states had the right to nullify federal laws.

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True

Front

Which group decided the 1824 U.S. presidential election?

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the House of Representatives

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Which case determined that the existence of the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional? Options: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Jackson v. Oklahoma, McCulloch v. Maryland, Worcester v. Georgia

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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Which Act did Congress pass to force the relocation of Native Americans?

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the Indian Removal Act

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What did the U.S. government use as a justification for relocating the Cherokee people? Options: the Treaty of Georgia, the Treaty of Moultrie Creek, the Treaty of New Echota, the Treaty of Worcester

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the Treaty of New Echota

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The Seminole people successfully resisted their removal from which state? Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina

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Florida

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Which president persuaded Congress to create an independent national treasury in 1840?

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Van Buren

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Winning candidates who give government jobs to their supporters are making use of which of the following? aissez-faire, Executive Privilege, the electoral college, the spoils system

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the spoils system

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the "corrupt bargain"

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name given to an alleged deal between Clay and Adams in the 1824 election