Age of Jackson- Jacksonian Democracy

Age of Jackson- Jacksonian Democracy

When you see words typed in Google colors, you'll need to google it to answer the question on the slide that follows.

Multiple Choice

Who was president during the Era of Good Feelings?

• Monroe

• Madison

• Adams

• Jackson

Multiple Choice

What begins with the election of John Quincy Adams in 1824 and Andrew Jackson in 1828?

• Era of Good Feelings

• Revolutionary Era

• Colonial Era

• Sectionalism

Open Ended

How did the two images of presidential inaugurations on the previous slides differ?

Open Ended

What generalizations can you make about this time in history based on the details in the painting?

Multiple Choice

Which one of these occurrences characterized the birth of Jacksonian Democracy?

• fewer people were allowed to vote

• more people were allowed to vote

• politics became much friendlier- less fighting between candidates

• politics became less democratic

Multiple Choice

Jackson most likely won the electoral votes of Tennessee in the election of 1824 because-

• he was a "favorite son" of Tennessee

• it was rigged

Open Ended

After looking at the electoral map, who do you think was the winner of the Election of 1824?

Multiple Choice

Why didn't Andrew Jackson automatically win the Election of 1824, even though he got the most electoral votes?

• He did not get a majority (more than half) of the electoral votes, even though he did the plurality (the most votes out of all the candidates).

• He did not get the most electoral votes. or popular votes.

Multiple Choice

Who supposedly secured the votes in the House that John Quincy Adams needed to become president in return for becoming his Secretary of State?

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• John C. Calhoun

Multiple Choice

When Henry Clay helped John Quincy Adams become president even though Andrew Jackson won the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824, the scandal became known as the -

• Corrupt Bargain

• Great Awakening

• Jacksonian Democracy

Open Ended

John Quincy Adams won the Election of 1824, even though Andrew Jackson won the most popular votes AND the most electoral votes.

The Constitution says that if no candidate gets a majority (more than half) of the electoral votes, it is considered a tie and the House of Representatives will vote for the winner.

Why do you think the framers of the Constitution put this system in place?

Multiple Choice

What is the danger of running more than two major candidates in a presidential election?

• People might get the candidates confused and vote for the wrong guy.

• It will most likely split the electoral college results in a way that no single candidate gets more than half of the electoral votes, which will lead to a "tie" that the House of Representatives gets to break.

Multiple Choice

Which one of John Quincy Adams's proposals was approved by Congress?

• funds for internal improvements, like roads, bridges, and canals

• building a national university

• supporting scientific research

Multiple Select

Select the statements that are true about the charts comparing the Elections of 1824 and 1828.

• There were fewer presidential candidates in 1828 than there were in 1824.

• The Democratic-Republicans from 1824 split into Democrats and Republicans in 1828.

• Andrew Jackson won the Election of 1824 and 1828.

Multiple Select

The Democratic party founded by Andrew Jackson supported which beliefs (check all correct statements):

• Wanted limited federal government

• Favored stronger states’ rights

• supported the national bank

Open Ended

What changes in voting laws were states beginning to make that would have led to Jackson's landslide victory in the Election of 1828?

Multiple Choice

When Jackson replaced career civil servants with his own political supporters, it became known as the

• spoils system

• neutrality

• nationalism

• suffrage

Multiple Choice

Why did some critics think the spoils system was dangerous?

• it could lead to unqualified people in public positions

• It was a precedent set by Washington, but others presidents didn't follow it.

• Andrew Jackson planned on putting his own children into positions of government influence and power.

Open Ended

In 2021 language, how would you describe Andrew Jackson?

Open Ended

After analyzing the cartoon on the previous page, what do you think each of these elements symbolizes?

-the red devil monster?

-the people below?

-the items they're reaching for?

Finally, how does this cartoon illustrate the spoils system?