The Age of Jackson

Who won the Election of 1824?

• William Crawford
• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson
• John Q. Adams

Due to nobody receiving the majority of electoral votes, who chose the winner of the 1824 election?

• Nominating Convention
• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Supreme Court

Which of the following best describes the "Corrupt Bargain"?

• a deal was made between Andrew Jackson and John Adams so that Adams would become president and Jackson a Supreme Court Judge
• a deal between Henry Clay and John Adams where Adams becomes president and Clay Secretary of State
• a Bargain where someone buys half priced goods that have already been used
• a deal between Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay where Jackson becomes president and Clay becomes Vice President

Which political party was Andrew Jackson a leader of?

• Democrats
• Federalists
• Democratic-Republicans
• Whigs

Under Jackson's Presidency, what was no longer required for white males to vote?

• no longer need to pay property taxes
• no longer a need to own land/property to vote
• no longer need to be able to read to vote
• no longer had to be 21 or over to vote

What was the Spoils System?

• putting your enemies in important government jobs, regardless of their experience
• rewarding people who are loyal to you with important government jobs, regardless of their experience
• giving important government jobs to people who are qualified
• not changing the people in important government jobs

States Rights Doctrine

• the Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional
  
• an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen
  
• in 1830, authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West
• stated that since the states had formed the national government, states power should be greater than federal power

In which Supreme Court decision did Chief Justice John Marshall rule that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee?

• Jackson v. Georgia
• Marbury v. Madison
• Worcester v. Georgia
• McCulloch v. Maryland

What did President Jackson believe that the Bank of the United States did?

• should be supported
• favored the rich
• favored the poor

Which person is known as the "Father of State's Rights" and supported nullification and secession if necessary to protest the "Tariff of Abomination"?

• Henry Clay
• James Monroe
• John C. Calhoun
• Martin Van Buren