Jacksonian Democracy

In the presidential election of 1824, the four candidates were all _____.

• Whigs
• Democratic Republicans
• Federalists
• Quakers

Who decided the election of 1824?

• House of Representatives
• The Senate
• Speaker of the House
• Electoral College

Why did President Jackson devise the spoils system?

• To reward the Supreme Court
• To create a new cabinet
• To reward his supporters
• He was tired of people taking advantage of him

Although President Jackson believed in states’ rights, he supported _____.

• Senator Calhoun
• secession
• the protective tariff
• a strong nation

_____ showed that the United States was becoming more democratic during the Jackson era.

• Use of the spoils system
• An increase in political parties
• Changes in state requirements to vote
• Use of tariffs to protect American goods

How did Andrew Jackson make the American political system more democratic?

• By expanding voting rights to all white men.
• By allowing Native Americans to move back east.
• By telling citizens how to vote
• By allowing slaves to vote

What effect did the congressional conflict have on the presidency of John Quincy Adams?

• No effect
• Congress trusted his judgement
• Congress supported all of his decisions
• It made Adams's presidency tainted since people suspected there had been wrongdoing.

Why was the inauguration such a wild event?

• Jackson’s supporters were people who had not participated in politics, and may not have known  about the solemn and formal behavior that had been common at previous inaugurations
• Under Jackson, parties began using nominating conventions
• Jackson fired many federal workers and replaced them with his supporters
• John Q Adams got so drunk he started fighting with Jackson's supporters

What does mudslinging mean?

• a game that was common during the Jacksonian Era
• the act of replacing all federal workers in the capital
• throwing chunks of mud to the opposing candidates
• using gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad

What was Andrew Jackson nickname?

• El Mesquite
• Old Hickory
• Sturdy Oak
• Wise Owl