The Age of Jackson

"Jacksonian Democracy" is associated with which of these characteristics?

• suffrage (voting rights) for all people in the U.S.

• suffrage (voting rights) extended to all adult, white males.

• a nation governed by upper and middle class educated property owners.

Andrew Jackson appealed to many "common" Americans in the early 1800s because:

• he represented the aristocratic ideal they wished to attain.
• he had once been poor and was distrustful of elite politicians.
• people wanted a President who was neither Democrat nor Republican.

The Nullification Crisis of 1832 centered around:

• the annexation of Texas.
• Jackson's war on the Bank.
• decreased trade with France.
• southern opposition to tariffs.

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional even though the Constitutional did not specifically grant Congress the power to establish a bank.  Which statement BEST describes the significance of this ruling?

• The Supreme Court used judicial review.
• The use of the implied powers was upheld.
• Congress could only use expressed powers.
• The national bank was found unconstitutional.

What resulted from the conflict created by the Tariff of 1828?

• The southern states voted for immediate succession from the Union.
• Northerners called for the impeachment of President Andrew Jackson.
• John C. Calhoun led South Carolina in what became known as the "Nullification Crisis."
• Northern industrialists were pressured into adopting a compromise bill that protected some southern agricultural interests.

In the early 1800s, women, American Indians, and African Americans ALL:

• volunteered to fight for the Union Army.
• were not allowed to own property in any of the states.
• faced possible legal enslavement by plantation owners.
• experienced a general lack of voting rights in the U.S.

Which was NOT a democratic reform of the age of Jackson?

• adoption of the national nominating convention for the selection of presidential candidates
• adoption of the secret ballot
• popular election of presidential electors in most states
• removal by most states of property and taxation requirements for voting

What was the Indian Removal Act?

• An act to move all Indians into civilized homes
• An act to make all Indians slaves
• An act to kill all Indians
• An act to remove all Indians to the Great Plains or present-day Oklahoma

One limitation of democracy during the Jackson era was that

• there were only two political parties.

• the number of voters was decreasing.

• Native Americans could not appeal to the Supreme Court.

• women, Native Americans, and most African Americans could not vote.

To nullify a law means …

• to agree to the law
• to secede.
• to void or cancel the law.
• to vote on the law.