Pretest for Chapter 6

Front

Why did Andrew Jackson support the spoils system?

Back

It opened up jobs to ordinary people.

Front

How did many white men gain the right to vote during the early 1800's?

Back

The states lowered or eliminated property ownership as a voting qualification.

Front

What is the practice of selecting presidential candidates at a meeting of the party's congressional members?

Back

caucus system

Front

What was the Trail of Tears?

Back

It was the forced march of the Cherokee people to the Great Plains.

Front

What law authorized the president to use the military to enforce acts of Congress? Options: Indian Removal Act, Military Act of 1833, Force Bill, Tariff Bill

Back

Force Bill

Front

Why did many Americans support national nominating conventions?

Back

It would give more political power to the people.

Front

What is the practice of appointing people to government jobs on the basis of party loyalty and support?

Back

spoils system

Front

What was the reactions of South Carolinians to the Tariff of 1828?

Back

They threatened to secede from the Union.

Front

Why was Andrew Jackson opposed to the Second Bank of the United States?

Back

He regarded the bank as a monopoly that benefited the wealthy elite.

Front

What new political party emerged that opposed Andrew Jackson during the 1830's?

Back

Whig