Jackson Review

This era of American history was characterized by the spoils system, new forms of campaigning, reduced staterequirements for voting, and the introduction of party nominating conventions to select candidates?

• Critical Period under the Articles of Confederation
• Presidency of Washington
• Age of Jackson
• Era of Good Feelings

Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government rather than the individualstate governments has authority to deal with American Indian affairs?

• Marbury vs. Madison
• Worcestor vs Georgia
• McCulloch vs Maryland
• Gibbons vs Ogden

William L. Marcy said that he saw “nothing wrongs in the maxim that to the victors belong the spoils. “Under sucha system, President Andrew Jackson sought to –

• replace existing officeholders with members of his own party.
• stop one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
• limit the term of office of the President of the United States
• extend the charter for the Second Bank of the United States.

A citizen supporting the ideals of “Jacksonian democracy” would most likely have favored –

• government by a popularly elected monarch.
  
• selection of the President by a small group of party leaders.
  
• a government in which service is open to all citizens.
• government by a military elite of army officers.
  

Which of the following identifies one impact of the election of Andrew Jackson as President?

• It brought about a reduction in income tax for many Americans.
  
• It led to a reduction of poverty in American cities.
• It encouraged states to drop their property qualifications for voting.
• It led to an extension of voting rights to women.

The elimination of property qualifications, the use of the “spoils system” and the introduction ofnew campaign methods during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson were considered democratic reformsbecause they –

• guaranteed women and free blacks the right to vote in federal elections.
• encouraged state officials to grant voting rights to new immigrants.
• gave citizens a more direct role in the democratic process.
• prevented government officials from campaigning for re-election.

Which statement most accurately describes Andrew Jackson’s policy towards American Indians during hisPresidency?

• American Indians were paid a fair price for all lands taken from them by the federal government.
• American Indians in the Southeast were removed from their tribal lands and forced to relocatewest of the Mississippi River.
• American Indians who chose to do so were granted immediate U.S. citizenship.
• American Indians were encouraged to move to American cities and to take jobs alongsideother American workers.

This excerpt reveals Jackson’s view that the President should –

• take responsibility for the smooth running of the American economy.
• protect ordinary Americans against those who tried to obtain special privileges.
• attempt to eliminate all remaining social and economic differences.
• fill his cabinet with the most rich and powerful men in American society

This excerpt provides an eyewitness description of –

• . fighting during the French and Indian War.
• the consequences of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
• the successful efforts of the Cherokee Tribe to become a “civilized” nation.
• the results of the Treaty of Ghent.

Which of the following correctly completes the excerpt?

• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Tennessee
• North Carolina