Jacksonian Democracy

Why did President Jackson create and use 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

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 was Andrew Jackson nickname?

• El Mesquite

• Old Hickory

• Sturdy Oak

• Wise Owl

Who was called the President of the "common man?"

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Q Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• John Calhoun

Name given to the 1828 taxation on raw materials that angered many states.

• Tax of 1828

• Ordinance of Nullification

• Tariff of Abominations

• Gibbons vs Ogden

Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?

• President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.

• Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Indians to move westwards.

• Large numbers of Native Americans were forced to relocate during the winter months.

• The Cherokee were moved because they lacked a written alphabet.

This was an informal group of trusted advisors who sometimes met in the White House Kitchen.

• Kitchen Advisors

• Kitchen Meetings

• Kitchen Cabinet

• Advisory Cabinet

This was the practice of giving government jobs to political backers.

• Spoils System

• Kitchen Cabinet

• Nominating Conventions

• Missouri Compromise

Which bank was Andrew Jackson having a conflict with? 

• First Bank of the United States

• Second Bank of the United States

• Pet Banks

• State Banks