Ch. 14.4 Lesson Review

Ch. 14.4 Lesson Review

Jackson's Presidential Beginnings

A President's Cabinet

Appointed, and confirmed, 'experts' to advise President on how best to enforce laws from Congress

i.e. Transportation

Reason Behind Kitchen Cabinet

• Used 1829-1831

• More effective...official cabinet argued

• Group of trusted friends and advisors

Multiple Choice

What was the Kitchen Cabinet?

• A place where Jackson got late night snacks

• Nickname for Jackson's official cabinet

• A group of trusted men who advised Jackson for 2 years

Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet

• Members included: newspaper editors, politicians (two were already members of his official cabinet), lawyer, friend

• Met with cabinet to tell them his policy decisions

How would a President's official Cabinet normally work?

Jackson had his official cabinet members resign in 1831.

Multiple Choice

True or False --

"Andrew Jackson would listen to the advice of his official cabinet before he made any policy decisions.

• True

• False

​Spoils System
--> What do you notice?
--> Who are the people jumping up?
--> Who is holding the strings?
--> Who might the devil represent?
--> What is the author trying to say? What is their message?
--> Would someone 'for' or 'against' Jackson create this comic?

Spoils system

• Jackson felt government positions should be rotated

• Rotating positions would stop....

• ...career government workers who forgot what it was like to be a 'regular' citizen

Multiple Choice

Jackson felt that government positions should be rotated because........

• It stopped people from staying in the government so long that they forgot what it was like to be a regular citizen

• It was more fair to allow many different people to have an opportunity to have a say in the government

• All of the above

Jackson's Use of Spoils System

• Rewarded supporters

• Got rid of corrupt officials (mainly lowers level positions)

• Replace >20% positions

Multiple Choice

The __________ was a way to reward supporters and a way to get rid of corrupt government officials.

• Spoils System

• Reserved Clause

• Kitchen Cabinet